Les Rues-des-Vignes

Les Rues-des-Vignes (French pronunciation: [le ʁy de viɲ]; called Vinchy in the Middle Ages) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Les Rues-des-Vignes
The Vaucelles abbey
Location of Les Rues-des-Vignes
Les Rues-des-Vignes
Les Rues-des-Vignes
Coordinates: 50°05′43″N 3°14′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonLe Cateau-Cambrésis
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération de Cambrai
Government
  Mayor (2020-2026) Marc Langlais
Area
1
17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
771
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59517 /59258
Elevation62–146 m (203–479 ft)
(avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vinchy was the site of a famous battle of the then-rising Charles Martel in spring 717.

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