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Thérouanne Terenburg | |
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 The centre of Thérouanne | |
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 Location of Thérouanne | |
  Thérouanne  Thérouanne | |
| Coordinates:50°38′15″N2°15′35″E / 50.6375°N 02.2597°E /50.6375; 02.2597 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Chevalier[1] |
Area 1 | 8.37 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,128 |
| • Density | 135/km2 (349/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62811 /62129 |
| Elevation | 31–116 m (102–381 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Thérouanne ([teʁ.wan];West Flemish:Terenburg;DutchTerwaan) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 10 km (6.2 mi) west ofAire-sur-la-Lys and 13 km (8.1 mi) south ofSaint-Omer, on the riverLys.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 877 | — |
| 1975 | 886 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 943 | +0.89% |
| 1990 | 971 | +0.37% |
| 1999 | 1,045 | +0.82% |
| 2007 | 1,054 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 1,104 | +0.93% |
| 2017 | 1,115 | +0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
At the time of theGauls,Tarwanna orTervanna was the capital of theBelgian tribe of theMorini. After theRomans conquered Gaul, they too made the city the capital of theCivitas Morinorum district.
The origin of the name has several theories. According to the historian Malbracq, it got its name from its founder "Lucius Tauruannus",[5] others say it is derived from "Terra avanae" The land of Oats. But this second derivation seems to be a generic used term.[6]
In the 7th century, probably around 639,Saint Audomar (Saint Omer) established the bishopric ofTerwaan orTerenburg, thediocese of Thérouanne, which during theMiddle Ages controlled a large part of the left bank of the riverScheldt. Territorially it was part of thecounty of Artois which belonged to thecounty of Flanders. In 1303 the town was burnt by Flemish forces during theFranco-Flemish War.
Thanks to that ecclesiastical control of some of the most prosperous cities north of theAlps, likeArras andYpres, the bishopric was able to build acathedral which was at the time the largest in France.
The town was captured by theEmperor Maximilian andHenry VIII from the French in 1513 after theBattle of the Spurs. In 1553Charles Vbesieged Thérouanne, then a French enclave in theHoly Roman Empire, in revenge for a defeat by the French atthe siege of Metz. After he captured the city he ordered it to be razed, the roads to be broken up, and the area to beploughed andsalted.[dubious –discuss][7] Only a small commune which lay outside the city walls, then named Saint-Martin-Outre-Eaux, was left standing, and later (probably around 1800) took over the nameThérouanne. Part of the portal of the cathedral was acquired by Saint-Omer; a colossal statue of Christ is all that is left of it these days.
The disappearance of the former bishopric led to a reform of sees at theCouncil of Trent, and thebishopric of Thérouanne was split between those ofSaint-Omer andYpres.
Therouanne lies on theVia Francigena.
Thérouanne is twinned withHamstreet inKent (in southern England, across the English Channel).
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