Mont-Saint-Éloi

Mont-Saint-Éloi (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ sɛ̃.t‿elwa]; West Flemish: Sint-Elooisberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Mont-Saint-Éloi
Sint-Eloois Berg
Abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi
Abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi
Coat of arms of Mont-Saint-Éloi
Location of Mont-Saint-Éloi
Mont-Saint-Éloi is located in France
Mont-Saint-Éloi
Mont-Saint-Éloi
Mont-Saint-Éloi is located in Hauts-de-France
Mont-Saint-Éloi
Mont-Saint-Éloi
Coordinates: 50°21′07″N 2°41′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonArras-1
IntercommunalityCU Arras
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Bavière[1]
Area
1
15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,016
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62589 /62144
Elevation67–145 m (220–476 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Mont-Saint-Éloi is situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D341 and the D49 roads, on the banks of the river Scarpe.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,042    
19751,056+0.19%
19821,023−0.45%
1990982−0.51%
19991,018+0.40%
20071,009−0.11%
20121,011+0.04%
20171,023+0.24%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Joseph, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau d’Écoivres.
  • Remains of an abbey church, destroyed in 1783.
  • Two menhirs, known as the Twin Stones.

Mont Saint-Éloi Abbey

The monastery was founded in the 7th century by Vindicianus, bishop of Arras and devotee of Saint Eligius. The bishop was buried in the nearby Bois d'Ecoives, but his relics were subsequently removed to the Abbey Church of St. Joseph, which was enlarged in the 11th century. The abbey adopted the Rule of Saint Augustine, and was the motherhouse of St. Botolph's Priory in Colchester.[5] The medieval buildings were demolished in 1750 to make way for a church and convent, necessitated by the aging and shallow foundations of the old abbey.

During the Revolution, the monks left and the abbey was converted into a quarry and pillaged for the stone.[6] What remained of the towers and facade serving as a military observation point during the First World War. In 1915 heavy shelling damaged the towers. It is a protected monument.[7]

See also

References

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