Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux is a commune
in the Nord department in northern France
. 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.
belt, casino
, shopping centre, thermal
baths, several springs
of which two are pick up by industries.
which is the symbol
of this town. It is on the plaza
. High 82 metres. It is the rest of a big ancient abbey
, and it was the enter with the Echevinage next to. It have 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 whish 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
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, smelt
ed 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.
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 jail
s in street level. One moat
, named « Madame » was facing the front door which had drawbridge
and harrow
. The bell, named « bancloque » was called the people so that they hear the magistrat's speechs 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.
, produced, in the past, by ancient faience factories who was used the bianco sopra bianco technical.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Nord department in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The town people are named Amandinois (men), Amandinoise (Women).
Saint-Amand Abbey
Saint-Amand Abbey
Saint-Amand Abbey , once known as Elnon or Elnone Abbey, is a former Benedictine abbey in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Nord, France.-History:...
, formerly Elnon or Elnone Abbey, was located here from its foundation in the 630s by Saint Amand
Saint Amand
Saint Amand or Amandus was a French Christian saint, one of the great Christian Saints of Flanders.-Biography:...
until its dissolution in 1789.
Heraldry
Industries
Saint Amand have an industrialIndustry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
belt, casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
, shopping centre, thermal
Thermal
A thermal column is a column of rising air in the lower altitudes of the Earth's atmosphere. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface from solar radiation, and are an example of convection. The sun warms the ground, which in turn warms the air directly above it...
baths, several springs
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
of which two are pick up by industries.
The Tower
Saint Amand have a big towerTower
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires....
which is the symbol
Symbol
A symbol is something which represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite. Numerals are symbols for...
of this town. It is on the plaza
Plaza
Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be...
. High 82 metres. It is the rest of a big ancient abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
, and it was the enter with the Echevinage next to. It have carillon
Carillon
A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord...
with 48 bells and a museum devote at the faience. It has been founded to the 7th century
Century
A century is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages .-Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar:...
by the friar named Amand, reconstructed by the abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
Nicolas Dubois, a masterfull and proud person. Declared national welfare at the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
in 1789, destroyed in 1794. The tour is ornated of statues of whish certain has been beheaded in 1789. But we can see the Lothaire's statue founder of the Saint Amand school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
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 carillon
The clock with roller and the carillonCarillon
A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord...
have been constructed in 1640, but the ancient abbey was had many bells, too, of which the friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
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, smelt
Smelting
Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes iron extraction from iron ore, and copper extraction and other base metals from their ores...
ed 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.
The Echevinage
Named prioryPriory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
too, because it was touched the prior
Prior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
'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 jail
Jail
A jail is a short-term detention facility in the United States and Canada.Jail may also refer to:In entertainment:*Jail , a 1966 Malayalam movie*Jail , a 2009 Bollywood movie...
s in street level. One moat
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
, named « Madame » was facing the front door which had drawbridge
Drawbridge
A drawbridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle surrounded by a moat. The term is often used to describe all different types of movable bridges, like bascule bridges and lift bridges.-Castle drawbridges:...
and harrow
Harrow (tool)
In agriculture, a harrow is an implement for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil. In this way it is distinct in its effect from the plough, which is used for deeper tillage. Harrowing is often carried out on fields to follow the rough finish left by ploughing operations...
. The bell, named « bancloque » was called the people so that they hear the magistrat's speechs 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
Wedding
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...
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.
Saint Martin's church
On the place of the actual church thre was a Saint Martin's Mont des Cornet, at the 7th century and romance church in 11th centuryThe ancient faience factories
Saint Amand is known for its faienceFaience
Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body, originally associated with Faenza in northern Italy. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip...
, produced, in the past, by ancient faience factories who was used the bianco sopra bianco technical.
- 1705 Nicolas Demoutier built a faience factory, managed by himself and by the family Dorez, descendants of Bartélémy a ceramist from Lille, in the next place. The faience factory equipment was sold to Bécart in 1775, who has been installed this firm in ValenciennesValenciennesValenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded...
. - 1718, the Fauquez family built their faience factory. They were natives of TournaiTournaiTournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
in BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The roads, waterwayWaterwayA waterway is any navigable body of water. Waterways can include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
s and forests were favourable for transporting the products, so they set up their firm in Saint Amand. But the Treaty of UtrechtTreaty of UtrechtThe Treaty of Utrecht, which established the Peace of Utrecht, comprises a series of individual peace treaties, rather than a single document, signed by the belligerents in the War of Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht in March and April 1713...
, which set the frontier between TournaiTournaiTournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
and Saint Amand forbade the transport of faience across the border. The faience was hidden in kegKegA keg is a small barrel.Traditionally, a wooden keg is made by a cooper used to transport items such as nails, gunpowder., and a variety of liquids....
s and hayHayHay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...
to cross the frontier. The Fauquez's factory was closed in 1794.
See also
- Communes of the Nord department
- the Saint Amand web site