Ors
| Ors | |
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| Commune | |
 Center of the village, canal, and church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ors
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| Coordinates: 50°06′01″N 3°38′05″E / 50.1003°N 3.6347°E / 50.1003; 3.6347 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Caudrésis–Catésis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Duminy |
| Area1 | 17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 638 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59450 /59360 |
| Elevation | 133–167 m (436–548 ft) (avg. 159 m or 522 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ors (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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.
Heraldry
| Arms of Ors
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The arms of Ors are blazoned : Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.)
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Monuments
The church, Église de l'Assomption, was built from 1851 to 1872.
- Ors Communal Cemetery
- The Wilfred Owen Memorial in Ors
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "French village's poet tribute". Shropshire Star. 11 November 2014. p. 1.English newspaper story, coincidentally printed on Armistice Day 2014
- ^ "Joutes nautiques d'Ors: un jeune ou un ancien futur champion du 15 août?". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ors.
- Ors Communal Cemetery on the website "Remembrance Trails of the Great War in Northern France"
- Société des Jouteurs Sauveteurs d'Ors
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