Les Rues-des-Vignes

Les Rues-des-Vignes (French pronunciation: [le ʁy de viɲ]; called Vinchy in the Middle Ages) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Les Rues-des-Vignes
Commune
The Vaucelles abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Les Rues-des-Vignes
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Coordinates: 50°05′43″N 3°14′25″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Cambrai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Langlais[1]
Area 1	17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	740
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59517 /59258
Elevation	62–146 m (203–479 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vinchy was the site of a famous battle of the then-rising Charles Martel in spring 717.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department