This article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone. Are you certain this article is inappropriate? Excessive Violence Sexual Content Political / Social
Email Address:
Article Id: WHEBN0003116618 Reproduction Date:
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (French pronunciation: ; Flemish: Sint-Amands-aan-de-Skarpe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France on the Scarpe river. The town people are named Amandinois (men), Amandinoise (Women).
Saint-Amand Abbey, formerly Elnon or Elnone Abbey, was located here from its foundation in the 630s by Saint Amand until its dissolution in 1789.
Saint Amand has an industrial belt, casino, shopping centre, thermal baths, and several springs.
A tower on the plaza standing 82 metres tall is the symbol of this town. It is part of a large ancient abbey, and it was the enter with the Echevinage next to. It has a carillon with 48 bells and a museum devote at the faience. It has been founded to the 7th century by the friar named Amand, reconstructed by the abbot Nicolas Dubois, a masterfull and proud person. Declared national welfare at the French Revolution in 1789, destroyed in 1794. The tour is ornated of statues of which certain has been beheaded in 1789. But we can see the Lothaire's statue founder of the Saint Amand school in 9th century in north face. The Saint Amand, Saint Denis, Saint Benoist and Saint Martin 's statues on fifth level south face. On south face, third level, we can see the Saint Juliette and Saint Cyr 's statues. On fifth level, the Hucbald 's statue which was a poet and musician, and we can see dragons symbolizing the evel spirit tamed by Saint Amand
The clock with roller and the carillon have been constructed in 1640, but the ancient abbey was had many bells, too, of which the friar d'Elnon and Giselberg deplore, in a poem, the loss of 17 bells in a fire in 1066. Jehan Froissart, in this chronicles relate the siege of Saint Amand in 1340 and bells war damaged. In 1784-1785, G.L.Barbieux, one fonders of Tournai, smelted bells down below the tour. The carillon ring the bell at half past eleven to twelve o'clock, since February 18, 1802 ( 15 pluviose, fifth year ) each days to warn the workers than the lunch approach.
Named priory too, because it was touched the prior's rooms, built in 1632 at the Flemish Renascent, was the primary front door of abbey. There was magistrat of the town 's meeting rooms. In second level there was justice room and jails in street level. One moat, named « Madame » was facing the front door which had drawbridge and harrow. The bell, named « bancloque »[1] was called the people so that they hear the magistrat's speeches than he was screamed on his balcony at the top of the front door. Till then 1958, in the firth level, the peace justice was done. In this level there was wedding room, fired in 1949, rebuilt after. In second level there are echevinal and reception rooms, and the Watteau room where there are paintings painted by himself in 1781 and 1792.
On the place of the actual church there was a Saint Martin's Mont des Cornet, at the 7th century and romance church in 11th century
Saint Amand is known for its faience, produced, in the past, by ancient faience factories who was used the bianco sopra bianco technical.
Tivoli, Italy
United Kingdom, European Union, Italy, Canada, Spain
Holy Roman Empire, Corsica, Dutch Republic, Paris, Rhône-Alpes
Belgium, Departments of France, France, Regions of France, Lille
World War I, Hungary, Departments of France, Nord (French department), Lille
France, Nord (French department), Belgium, French language, Wallonia
Real Madrid C.F., France national football team, RC Lens, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Copa del Rey
Virginia, United States Army, Medal of Honor, World War I, World War II
France, Lille, Habsburg Monarchy, Paris, Belgium
CJM Bourges Basket, Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic, Basketball, France, Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Pas-de-Calais, Departments of France, Unesco, Regions of France, France