Ors | |
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 Center of the village, canal, and church | |
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| Coordinates:50°06′01″N3°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[1] |
Area 1 | 17.76 km2 (6.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 639 |
| • Density | 36.0/km2 (93.2/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:[ɔʁ(s)]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northern France.[3]
It is located on theSambre–Oise Canal, in a small wood called Bois l'Évêque.
The commune was an area of intense fighting in November 1918 for control of the canal. Second LieutenantWilfred Owen waskilled in action there, a week before theArmistice, and is buried at theCommunal Cemetery beside many of his men. The village's new (2014) primary school is named for Owen.[4]
Ors is famous for its yearlywater jousting competition on the canal every August 15.[5]
| The arms of Ors areblazoned : 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.) |
The church,Église de l'Assomption, was built from 1851 to 1872.
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