Arques-la-Bataille
Commune
Château d'Arques-la-Bataille
Château d'Arques-la-Bataille
Coat of arms of Arques-la-Bataille
Coat of arms
Location of Arques-la-Bataille
Map
Arques-la-Bataille is located in France
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille is located in Normandy
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille
Coordinates: 49°52′54″N 1°07′37″E / 49.8817°N 1.1269°E / 49.8817; 1.1269
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonDieppe-2
IntercommunalityCA Région Dieppoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maryline Fournier[1]
Area
1
14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,526
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76026 /76880
Elevation2–129 m (6.6–423.2 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arques-la-Bataille (French pronunciation: [aʁk la bataj]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

The zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) was born in Arques.

Geography

Arques is situated near the confluence of the rivers Eaulne, Varenne and Béthune, with the forest of Arques to the north-east.[3] It lies 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D23, D154, and D56 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,807—    
1975 2,646−0.84%
1982 2,734+0.47%
1990 2,539−0.92%
1999 2,528−0.05%
2007 2,527−0.00%
2012 2,603+0.59%
2017 2,583−0.15%
Source: INSEE[4]

Main sights

The centre houses a castle dominating the town, which was built in the 11th century by William of Talou; his nephew, William the Conqueror, regarding it as a menace to his own power, besieged and occupied it. After frequently changing hands, it came into the possession of the English, who were expelled in 1449 after an occupation of thirty years. In 1589, its cannon decided the Battle of Arques in favour of King Henry IV of France.[3]

The ruined château dominating the town

Since 1869, the castle has been state property. The first line of fortification was the work of Francis I; the second line and the donjon date back to the 11th century. The church of Arques, a building of the 16th century, preserves a stone rood screen, statuary, stained glass and other relics of the Renaissance period.[3]

Just outside the town is the World War I Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery, designed by J R Truelove, the final resting place of 377 men of the Chinese, West Indies, and South African Native Labour Corps.

Cultural references

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Arques-la-Bataille". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 642.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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