Escaudœuvres

Escaudœuvres
Escaudœuvres
Commune
	The town hall in Escaudœuvres
	Coat of arms
	Location of Escaudœuvres
	Escaudœuvres Escaudœuvres
	Coordinates: 50°11′35″N 3°15′54″E / 50.193°N 3.265°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Cambrai
Intercommunality	CA Cambrai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Bouteman
Area 1	6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (2021)	3,204
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59206 /59161
Elevation	38–77 m (125–253 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Escaudœuvres (French pronunciation: [ekodœvʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

History

Escaudœuvres is famous for being the location of the sugar factory of the Sucrerie centrale de Cambrai. At the time of its construction, this was one of the biggest sugar factories of the world. It later became the Sucrerie Tereos d'Escaudœuvres, but ceased to operate in 2023. The site is now only a logistics facility.^[4]