Country France Department Nord Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis Area 12.66 km² Population 1,311 (1999) | Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Cambrai Intercommunality Caudrésis–Catésis Local time Wednesday 2:55 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Saint-Souplet is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Map of 59360 Saint-Souplet, France
Geography
Saint Souplet-Escaufourt is on the (departmental) route 115. It is part of the canton Cateau-Cambrésis, 6 km from Cateau, 30 km south east of Cambrai and 86 km from Lille.
Located in the south of Cateau-Cambrésis and on the doorstep of Avesnois, Saint-Souplet is surrounded by the nature landscapes of Hainaut : grasslands bordered by 'bocage' hedges and vast expanses of cultivated fields. It extends along the Selle, a tributary river of the Scheldt, which arises in Aisne and winds some 50 kilomètres through Département du Nord.
History
Saint-Souplet owes its name to its patron saint, saint Sulpice le Pieux archbishop of Bourges in the 8th century.
In 1973, it absorbed Escaufourt, located previously in Aisne
Escaufourt
The name Escaufourt comes from fours à chaux (chalk oven). in the 12th century, Escaufourt was in the parish of Honnechy. Before the merger with Saint-Souplet un 1973, Escaufourt was an enclave of Aisne within Nord.