Wervicq-Sud
Encyclopedia
Wervicq-Sud is a commune
in the Nord department in northern France
. Wervicq-Sud is one of the oldest villages.
The town is separated from its Belgian
sister town of Wervik
by the Lys River
.
Located 15 km north of Lille
and 20 km south of Ypres
.
and the Peutinger map
in the 3rd century, so the settlement is old. It was here that the roman road from Tournai
to Cassel crossed the Lys
(a tributary of the Scheldt
). It had a fortified post, of which traces are still visible. It was mentioned by Sanderus in his "Flandria illustrata" in the sixteenth century.
For centuries, it belonged to the Counts of Flanders, and thence to the French kings. In 1527 by the Treaty of Madrid it passed under the suzerainty of the Spanish empire.
Wervicq-Sud during the sixteenth century was the main centre of tobacco
production in Europe.
It was dependent on Spain
until Louis XIV
's conquest in 1667. A part of the main agglomeration situated on the left side of the river was a Belgian province
and on the left side of the river, reattached to the French province of Flanders, it later become a part of the Nord department under the name Wervicq-Sud in 1790.
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...
. Wervicq-Sud is one of the oldest villages.
The town is separated from its Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , 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...
sister town of Wervik
Wervik
Wervik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Wervik and the town of Geluwe. On January 1, 2006 Wervik had a total population of 17,607. The total area is 43.61 km² which gives a population density of 404 inhabitants per km²....
by the Lys River
Lys River
The Leie or Lys is a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. Its total length is ....
.
Located 15 km north of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
and 20 km south of Ypres
Ypres
Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote...
.
History
The name appears in the form Viroviacum in the Antonine ItineraryAntonine Itinerary
The Antonine Itinerary is a register of the stations and distances along the various roads of the Roman empire, containing directions how to get from one Roman settlement to another...
and the Peutinger map
Tabula Peutingeriana
The Tabula Peutingeriana is an itinerarium showing the cursus publicus, the road network in the Roman Empire. The original map of which this is a unique copy was last revised in the fourth or early fifth century. It covers Europe, parts of Asia and North Africa...
in the 3rd century, so the settlement is old. It was here that the roman road from Tournai
Tournai
Tournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
to Cassel crossed the Lys
Lys
Lys may refer to any of the following:Places*The Lys or Leie, a river in France and Belgium*Lys , a stream of Aosta Valley in Italy*Lys, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in France...
(a tributary of the Scheldt
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...
). It had a fortified post, of which traces are still visible. It was mentioned by Sanderus in his "Flandria illustrata" in the sixteenth century.
For centuries, it belonged to the Counts of Flanders, and thence to the French kings. In 1527 by the Treaty of Madrid it passed under the suzerainty of the Spanish empire.
Wervicq-Sud during the sixteenth century was the main centre of tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
production in Europe.
It was dependent on Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
until Louis XIV
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
's conquest in 1667. A part of the main agglomeration situated on the left side of the river was a Belgian province
Provinces of Belgium
Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution...
and on the left side of the river, reattached to the French province of Flanders, it later become a part of the Nord department under the name Wervicq-Sud in 1790.
Heraldry
Population
- 1962: 2,593
- 1968: 3,114
- 1975: 3,991
- 1982: 4,163
- 1990: 4,328
- 1999: 4,288
- 2006: 4,683
Economy
Numerous associations located on a local way. Its main activity varies predominantly on textiles.Points of interests
- A Château under communal property
- The area of La Montagne with its old property of Dalle-Dumont, a communal property covering 13 hectares and made up of three parts:
- The East: A public garden
- The Center: An enclosed agricultural pastures with a small bay and favorable to its walkway
- The West: By the woods, covers a space of 8 hectares and features a German monuments featuring a few military graves dating from the First World WarWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It also features several types of trees and plants.