Vendhuile
Vendhuile (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃dɥil]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.[3] It received the Croix de guerre for its suffering in World War I.
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| Coordinates: 50°00′39″N 3°12′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Passet[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi) |
| Population | 561 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02776 /02420 |
| Elevation | 83–143 m (272–469 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
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The hamlet of La Terrière, just under 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northeast, which includes around forty houses and a church, is part of Vendhuile as to 1⁄4, and the rest is in the commune of Honnecourt-sur-Escaut in Nord.
Town planning
According to the terms of Insee and its zoning published in 2020, Vendhuile is a rural municipality, as it does not belong to any urban unit. The municipality is part of the functional area (aire d'attraction, commuting zone) of Saint-Quentin.[3]
History
Toponymy
Soldile appears in 1148 under the name of Vendulia in a cartulary of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Martin then Vendulium, Soldile, Soldille, Soldile-en-l'Empire, Vendhuille-Cambrésis, Vendhuille sur Cambrésis, Vendhuille on the Cassini map around 1750, and the current Vendhuile spelling at the end of the 18th century.[4]
18th century map
The pre-Revolutionary Cassini map above shows that Vendhuile lying on the Scheldt (Escaut). A water mill symbolized by a toothed wheel was on the river.
To the north, La Terrière is a hamlet (subsidiary place without a church).
World War I
Due to the commune's involvement in the first world war the Commonwealth War Graves Commission set up Unicorn Cemetery in the commune where allied soldiers who fought in WW1 are buried, among them is Victoria Cross recipient Lawrence Weathers.[5]
Politics and administration
The commune of Vendhuile is a member of the Intercommunalité of Pays du Vermandois, a Public Establishment for Inter-municipal Cooperation (EPCI) with its own tax system created on 31 December 1993 whose head office is at Bellicourt. The latter is also a member of other inter-municipal groupings.[6]
Administratively, it is in the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin, in the department of Aisne and the region of Hauts-de-France.[3]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Commune de Vendhuile (02776), INSEE
- "Dictionary of topography of France. Topographical dictionary of the department of Aisne: including old and modern place names / ed. under the auspices of the Academic Society of Laon, by M. Auguste Matton; publ. by order of the Minister of Public Instruction; and under the dir. of the Historical Works Committee". Gallica. 1871. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- Wigmore & Harding 1986, p. 128.
- "Pays du Vermandois as at 1 April 2020". banatic.interieur.gouv.fr. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
Sources
- Wigmore, Lionel; Harding, Bruce A. (1986). Williams, Jeff; Staunton, Anthony (eds.). They Dared Mightily (2 ed.). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial. ISBN 978-0-642-99471-4.
