Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

France
also called  Saint-Amand 

      town and spa, Nord département, Nord-Pas-de-Calais région, northern France. It lies at the junction of the Elnon River with the canalized Scarpe River. It is situated 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Lille and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Valenciennes, near the Belgian border.

      Saint-Amand-les-Eaux was named for St. Amand, bishop of Tongres, who founded a Benedictine abbey in the area in 647; the second part of the name reflects the presence of the mineral waters and mud baths for which the town is still celebrated. The abbey was laid waste by the Normans in 882 and by the count of Hainaut in 1340.

      The town was captured by Mary of Burgundy in 1477, by the Count of Ligne, Charles V's lieutenant, in 1521, and finally in 1667 by the French. Roman statues and coins found in the baths indicate that at least the Romans, and perhaps earlier people, believed the mud baths to have restorative effects. A museum in the town holds relics of the once-famous Benedictine abbey, at which Hucbald (c. 840–930), musical theorist and scholar, was abbot. There is also an early 17th-century Baroque tower some 270 feet (82 metres) high.

      Saint-Amand-les-Eaux is an industrial centre, chiefly and widely known for its faience works. It also has hosiery mills, ironworks (manufacturing cables, chains, and anchors), and plumbing-fixture factories. Tourism is significant because of the town's location at the centre of the Scarpe-Escaut Regional Nature Park and because of the baths, located on the edge of the Raismes Forest. Their waters reputedly aid rheumatic and respiratory problems. Pop. (1999) 17,175; (2005 est.) 16,500.

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