Saint-Souplet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ suplɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Geography

Saint Souplet-Escaufourt is on the (departmental) route 115. It is part of the Canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 6 km from Cateau, 30 km south east of Cambrai and 86 km from Lille.

Located in the south of Cateau-Cambrésis and on the doorstep of Avesnois, Saint-Souplet is surrounded by the nature landscapes of Hainaut : grasslands bordered by 'bocage' hedges and vast expanses of cultivated fields. It extends along the Selle, a tributary river of the Scheldt, which arises in Aisne and winds some 50 kilomètres through Nord.

History

Saint-Souplet owes its name to its patron saint, Sulpitius the Pious, archbishop of Bourges in the 7th century.

In 1973, it absorbed Escaufourt, located previously in Aisne.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Souplet
Arms of Saint-Souplet
 The arms of Saint-Souplet are blazoned :
D'or à trois croissants de gueules.

These arms are those of D'Anneux, marquis of Wargnies and lords of Saint-Souplet.[4]



Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,684—    
1975 1,622−0.53%
1982 1,482−1.28%
1990 1,333−1.32%
1999 1,311−0.18%
2007 1,284−0.26%
2012 1,292+0.12%
2017 1,230−0.98%
Source: INSEE[5]

Escaufourt

Center of Escaufourt

The name Escaufourt comes from fours à chaux (chalk oven). in the 12th century, Escaufourt was in the parish of Honnechy. Before the merger with Saint-Souplet un 1973, Escaufourt was an enclave of Aisne within Nord.

Heraldry

Arms of Escaufourt
Arms of Escaufourt
 The arms of Escaufourt are blazoned :[6]
Gules, 3 chevrons, in chief a label of 4 points Or.



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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Source: Cambrésis terre d'histoire
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Dictionnaire historique du département de l'Aisne Par Maximilien Melleville - Publié par M. Melleville, 1865 - p. 362