Maubeuge (ancient Malbodium, from Latin, derived from the Old Frankish name Malboden, meaning "assizes of Boden") owes its origin to Maubeuge Abbey, a double monastery, for men and women, founded in the 7th century by Saint Aldego, the relics of whom are preserved in the church. It subsequently belonged to the territory of Hainaut.
The town was part of the Spanish Netherlands and changed hands a number of times before it was finally ceded to France in the 1678 Treaty of Nijmegen.[4] As part of Vauban's pré carré plan that protected France's northern borders with a double line of fortresses, it was extensively fortified as directed by Louis XIV of France.
Mayor of Maubeuge presenting the British Guards Division with a flag as an appreciation from the town which was taken by the division on 9 November 1918. Major-General Torquhil Matheson is seen receiving the flag, 14 November 1918.
As a fortress, Maubeuge has an old enceinte of bastion trace which serves as the center of an important entrenched camp of 18 miles perimeter. The fortress was constructed after the War of 1870 but has since been modernized and augmented.
The forts were besieged in World War I by the German Empire. Maubeuge suffered heavily in World War II: 90% of the town centre was destroyed by bombardments in May 1940. Fighting again occurred in early September 1944, in and around the outskirts of Maubeuge, involving units of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during the American push toward Belgium.[5][6]
HeraldryEdit
Arms of Maubeuge
The arms of Maubeuge are blazoned : Or, 4 lions, 2 in bend sable armed and langued gules, 2 in bend sinister gules armed and langued azure, in chief an eagle sable beaked langued membered and armed gules, overall a crozier Or bendwise.
GeographyEdit
ClimateEdit
Maubeuge has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classificationCfb). The average annual temperature in Maubeuge is 10.6 °C (51.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 880.8 mm (34.68 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.2 °C (37.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Maubeuge was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 7 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.5 °C (0.5 °F) on 16 January 1985.
Climate data for Maubeuge (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1961−present)
The town has a board of trade arbitration, a communal college, a commercial and industrial school.
TransportEdit
Being close to the Belgian border, Maubeuge station has two lines to Belgium: one leading North towards Mons, the other Eastbound to Charleroi. Neither have seen passenger service for several years; however, from December 2018 a limited service to Namur via Charleroi was announced.[10] Trains to the South-West are frequent.
There is an aerodrome in nearby Elesmes but it is purely recreational, with no facilities for commercial air transport of either passengers or cargo.
Tour de FranceEdit
Maurice Garin, the winner of the inaugural 1903 Tour de France, began his cycling career in 1892 with the local Maubeuge cycling club, when he finished fifth in the 200-kilometre (124 mi) Maubeuge-Hirson-Maubeuge race.[11] In 2003, on the 100th anniversary of his win, he was commemorated with a street named after him.
^"NMBS lanciert nieuwe klassieke treinverbinding tussen Waalse steden en Parijs" [NMBS launches new classic train connection between Walloon cities and Paris] (Press release) (in Dutch). National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^Journal L'Alsace-Le Pays, 20 February 2001, Profile of Maurice Garin 1 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maubeuge.
Official website (in French)
August 25, 2023
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Maubeuge French pronunciation moboʒ historical Dutch Mabuse or Dutch Malbode Picard Maubeuche is a commune in the Nord department in northern France 3 MaubeugeCommunePorte de MonsCoat of armsLocation of MaubeugeMaubeugeShow map of FranceMaubeugeShow map of Hauts de FranceCoordinates 50 16 39 N 3 58 24 E 50 2775 N 03 9734 E 50 2775 03 9734CountryFranceRegionHauts de FranceDepartmentNordArrondissementAvesnes sur HelpeCantonMaubeugeIntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de SambreGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Arnaud Decagny 1 Area118 85 km2 7 28 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 29 625 Density1 600 km2 4 100 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code59392 596001 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries It is situated on both banks of the Sambre here canalized 36 km 22 mi east of Valenciennes and about 9 km 5 6 mi from the Belgian border Contents 1 History 1 1 Heraldry 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Population 4 Economy 5 Transport 6 Tour de France 7 Personalities 8 See also 9 Sources 10 Footnotes 11 External linksHistory EditMaubeuge ancient Malbodium from Latin derived from the Old Frankish name Malboden meaning assizes of Boden owes its origin to Maubeuge Abbey a double monastery for men and women founded in the 7th century by Saint Aldego the relics of whom are preserved in the church It subsequently belonged to the territory of Hainaut The town was part of the Spanish Netherlands and changed hands a number of times before it was finally ceded to France in the 1678 Treaty of Nijmegen 4 As part of Vauban s pre carre plan that protected France s northern borders with a double line of fortresses it was extensively fortified as directed by Louis XIV of France Mayor of Maubeuge presenting the British Guards Division with a flag as an appreciation from the town which was taken by the division on 9 November 1918 Major General Torquhil Matheson is seen receiving the flag 14 November 1918 Besieged in 1793 by Prince Josias of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld it was relieved by the victory of Wattignies which is commemorated by a monument in the town It was unsuccessfully besieged in 1814 but was compelled to capitulate after a vigorous resistance in the Hundred Days As a fortress Maubeuge has an old enceinte of bastion trace which serves as the center of an important entrenched camp of 18 miles perimeter The fortress was constructed after the War of 1870 but has since been modernized and augmented The forts were besieged in World War I by the German Empire Maubeuge suffered heavily in World War II 90 of the town centre was destroyed by bombardments in May 1940 Fighting again occurred in early September 1944 in and around the outskirts of Maubeuge involving units of the U S 1st Infantry Division during the American push toward Belgium 5 6 Heraldry Edit Arms of Maubeuge The arms of Maubeuge are blazoned Or 4 lions 2 in bend sable armed and langued gules 2 in bend sinister gules armed and langued azure in chief an eagle sable beaked langued membered and armed gules overall a crozier Or bendwise Geography EditClimate Edit Maubeuge has a oceanic climate Koppen climate classification Cfb The average annual temperature in Maubeuge is 10 6 C 51 1 F The average annual rainfall is 880 8 mm 34 68 in with December as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in July at around 18 5 C 65 3 F and lowest in January at around 3 2 C 37 8 F The highest temperature ever recorded in Maubeuge was 37 5 C 99 5 F on 7 August 2003 the coldest temperature ever recorded was 17 5 C 0 5 F on 16 January 1985 Climate data for Maubeuge 1981 2010 normals extremes 1961 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 15 0 59 0 18 2 64 8 24 9 76 8 29 5 85 1 32 0 89 6 33 5 92 3 35 5 95 9 37 5 99 5 34 5 94 1 25 6 78 1 19 5 67 1 17 0 62 6 37 5 99 5 Average high C F 5 8 42 4 6 9 44 4 10 6 51 1 14 2 57 6 18 7 65 7 21 3 70 3 23 6 74 5 23 7 74 7 19 8 67 6 15 5 59 9 9 5 49 1 6 6 43 9 14 7 58 5 Daily mean C F 3 2 37 8 3 7 38 7 6 7 44 1 9 4 48 9 13 6 56 5 16 2 61 2 18 5 65 3 18 4 65 1 15 1 59 2 11 5 52 7 6 5 43 7 4 2 39 6 10 6 51 1 Average low C F 0 6 33 1 0 6 33 1 2 8 37 0 4 6 40 3 8 6 47 5 11 1 52 0 13 4 56 1 13 1 55 6 10 3 50 5 7 6 45 7 3 6 38 5 1 7 35 1 6 5 43 7 Record low C F 17 5 0 5 13 7 7 3 12 5 9 5 6 0 21 2 2 0 28 4 1 5 29 3 3 3 37 9 4 0 39 2 0 0 32 0 5 0 23 0 11 5 11 3 13 5 7 7 17 5 0 5 Average precipitation mm inches 81 1 3 19 64 7 2 55 80 8 3 18 54 7 2 15 70 9 2 79 79 1 3 11 71 2 2 80 73 1 2 88 61 8 2 43 79 5 3 13 78 8 3 10 85 1 3 35 880 8 34 68 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 14 0 11 0 13 4 10 0 12 2 11 0 10 2 9 6 10 6 11 9 13 0 13 2 140 1Source Meteo France 7 Population EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 17934 841 18004 726 0 34 18065 020 1 01 18215 736 0 89 18316 240 0 85 18366 363 0 39 18417 431 3 15 18467 328 0 28 18517 719 1 05 18568 663 2 33 186110 557 4 03 186610 877 0 60 187213 234 3 32 187614 398 2 13 188117 221 3 65 188618 329 1 25 189118 863 0 58 189619 799 0 97 YearPop p a 190120 826 1 02 190621 520 0 66 191123 209 1 52 192121 173 0 91 192623 338 1 97 193124 221 0 75 193623 622 0 50 194620 859 1 24 195424 215 1 88 196227 214 1 47 196832 028 2 75 197535 399 1 44 198236 061 0 27 199034 989 0 38 199933 546 0 47 200732 667 0 33 201230 994 1 05 201729 944 0 69 Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Source EHESS 8 and INSEE 1968 2017 9 Economy EditThere are important foundries forges and blast furnaces together with manufactures of machine tools and porcelain The town has a board of trade arbitration a communal college a commercial and industrial school Transport EditBeing close to the Belgian border Maubeuge station has two lines to Belgium one leading North towards Mons the other Eastbound to Charleroi Neither have seen passenger service for several years however from December 2018 a limited service to Namur via Charleroi was announced 10 Trains to the South West are frequent There is an aerodrome in nearby Elesmes but it is purely recreational with no facilities for commercial air transport of either passengers or cargo Tour de France EditMaurice Garin the winner of the inaugural 1903 Tour de France began his cycling career in 1892 with the local Maubeuge cycling club when he finished fifth in the 200 kilometre 124 mi Maubeuge Hirson Maubeuge race 11 In 2003 on the 100th anniversary of his win he was commemorated with a street named after him Personalities EditLeandre Griffit footballer Jan Gossaert painter Benjamin Pavard footballer Benjamin Saint Huile politicianSee also EditSiege of Maubeuge 24 August 7 September 1914 Fortified Sector of Maubeuge Communes of the Nord department Un clair de lune a MaubeugeSources Edithttp www lonesentry com gi stories booklets 1stinfantry This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Maubeuge Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 17 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 903 Footnotes Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 INSEE commune file Treaty of Peace between France and Spain signed at Nimeguen 17 September 1678 PDF Oxford International Public Law Retrieved 31 December 2018 The First The Story of the 1st Infantry Division WWII G I Stories Booklet Lone Sentry Official site of the town of Maubeuge Archived 3 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine in French Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981 2010 et records PDF in French Meteo France Retrieved 7 September 2022 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Maubeuge EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE NMBS lanciert nieuwe klassieke treinverbinding tussen Waalse steden en Parijs NMBS launches new classic train connection between Walloon cities and Paris Press release in Dutch National Railway Company of Belgium NMBS 29 June 2018 Retrieved 15 April 2022 Journal L Alsace Le Pays 20 February 2001 Profile of Maurice Garin Archived 1 November 2005 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maubeuge Official website in French Webpage about the fortifications Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maubeuge amp oldid 1116872001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
