Country France Department Nord Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis | Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Cambrai Intercommunality Caudrésis–Catésis | |
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Ors is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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It is located on the Sambre–Oise Canal, in a small wood called Bois l'Évêque.
History
The commune was an area of intense fighting in November 1918 for control of the canal. Second Lieutenant Wilfred Owen was killed in action there, a week before the Armistice, and is buried at the Communal Cemetery beside many of his men. The village's new (2014) primary school is named for Owen.
Ors is famous for its yearly water jousting competition on the canal every August 15. Water jousting has been played there since the Middle Ages.
Monuments
The church, Église de l'Assomption, was built from 1851 to 1872.
The Ors Communal Cemetery is also the burial place of Wilfred Owen, the British war poet. There is also a memorial to Owen.