Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (France)
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Sources of Information
- Its Archives communales. Inv. som. ... 1790:t.p. (Saint-Amand) p. i (St. Amand; arr. de Valenciennes)
- Dic. nat. des com. de Fr., 1977(Saint-Amand-les-Eaux; 59-Nord, arr. de Valenciennes)
- LC data base, 05-25-89(hdg.: Saint-Amand, France (Nord); usage: Saint-Amand, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux)
- BGN gaz., France, 1964(Saint-Amand-les-Eaux [Saint-Amand=brief], ppl, 50p0s26ʹN, 3p0s26ʹE, dept. Nord; lists many other Saint-Amand in other depts.)
Wikipedia description:
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿amɑ̃ lez‿o]; former Dutch: Sint-Amands-aan-de-Skarpe) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named Amandinois (m), Amandinoise (f). Saint-Amand Abbey, formerly Elnon Abbey, was located here from its foundation in the 630s by Saint Amand until its dissolution in 1789.
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