Les Rues-des-Vignes
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Les Rues-des-Vignes | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′43″N 3°14′25″E / 50.0953°N 3.2403°ECoordinates: 50°05′43″N 3°14′25″E / 50.0953°N 3.2403°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Marcoing |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Vinchy |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marcel Duchemin |
| Area1 | 17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 697 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59517 / 59258 |
| Elevation |
62–146 m (203–479 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Les Rues-des-Vignes (called Vinchy in the Middle Ages) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Vinchy was the site of a famous battle of the then-rising Charles Martel in spring 717.
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