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Saint-Aubert, Nord

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Saint-Aubert
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Location of Saint-Aubert
Saint-Aubert is located in France
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Coordinates: 50°12′30′′N 3°25′02′′E / 50.2083°N 3.4172°E / 50.2083; 3.4172
CountryFrance
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Caudry
Intercommunality CA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Gérard[1]
Area
1
8.12 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,563
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59528 /59188
Elevation58–97 m (190–318 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Aubert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿obɛʁ] i ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

History

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Private A S Bullock in his World War I memoir recalls spending a night on the brick floor of an abandoned house in St Aubert on 24 October 1918, waking at 5 am to heavy artillery bombardment. He provides a dramatic description of the battle that ensued, with horses carrying guns into battle and men stripped to the waist 'working like demons loading the guns'. He recalled, 'the shells were falling so thick and at such speed that the flash of their bursting seemed to cover the hill with a sheet of fire. It was incredible that anything could survive there.'[4]

Heraldry

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Arms of Saint-Aubert
Arms of Saint-Aubert
The arms of Saint-Aubert are blazoned :

Or, 3 chevrons gules. (Ivry-la-Bataille, Lesdain, Saint-Aubert and Tilloy-lez-Cambrai use the same arms.)



See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, pages 79-80
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