Escaudœuvres

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Escaudœuvres

(2020–2026) Thierry Bouteman^[1]Area

6.64 km² (2.56 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,204 • Density480/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59206 /59161

Elevation38–77 m (125–253 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Escaudœuvres (French pronunciation: [ekodœvʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

History

Escaudœuvres is famous for being the location of the sugar factory of the Sucrerie centrale de Cambrai. At the time of its construction, this was one of the biggest sugar factories of the world. It later became the Sucrerie Tereos d'Escaudœuvres, but ceased to operate in 2023. The site is now only a logistics facility.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,224	—
1975	3,951	+2.95%
1982	4,234	+0.99%
1990	4,205	−0.09%
1999	3,698	−1.42%
2007	3,399	−1.05%
2012	3,360	−0.23%
2017	3,257	−0.62%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Escaudœuvres are blazoned :
Vert, 3 fesses ermine.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ "Nord: Une Quarantaine d'Emplois maintenus sur le Site Tereos d' Escaudoeuvres". BFM Lille. 14 June 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE