Le Canois

In the Middle Ages, Le Canois was the residence of the Counts of Gennegau . In the XII century, Count Baldwin IV built a palace here, in which his descendants lived until the XV century, and surrounded the city with fortress walls.

In 1169, Le Kenois was visited by Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa , who arrived here at the wedding of Count Baldwin V and Margarita of Flanders .

In 1345, the county of Gennegau, together with Le Canois, passes to the family of the Wittelsbach , and in 1433 it enters the Duchy of Burgundy .

Since 1477, the city ​​is French, but its affiliation has long been contested by the Habsburgs . King Francis I builds here in the XVI century a fortress, which was modernized in 1659 by a military engineer Vauban at the direction of King Louis XIV .

During the War of the Spanish Succession, Le Canois was occupied by Austrian forces under the command of Eugene of Savoy .

In 1793, during the First Coalition War , the Austrian army of Prince Koburgsky captured a city as a result of a short siege . In the summer of next year, the roles of opponents changed, and as a result of a new siege, the city ​​returned to the control of the Republicans again ^{[1] [2]} .

During the First World War in 1914 it was captured by the Germans, liberated by New Zealand troops in 1918 .

During the Second World War, was again occupied by the Germans, then returned to France.

• The remains of the defenses built by Vauban
• Notre Dame Church
• The ruins of the castle of the XII century
• Beffroix City Hall

Employment structure:

• agriculture - 1.7%
• industry - 7.7%
• construction - 2.4%
• trade, transport and services - 39.6%
• state and municipal services - 48.6%

Unemployment rate ( 2013 ) - 20.7% (France as a whole - 12.8%, Department of Nor - 17.2%).
The average annual income per person, Euro ( 2013 ) - 17 349 (France as a whole - 25 140, Department of Nor - 18 575).

Since 2014, the administration of Le Canois has been headed by the vice-president of the Council of the region of O de France , a member of the Republican Party, Marie-Sophie Lesne. In the 2014 municipal elections, her right-wing bloc led her victory in the 2nd round, gaining 50.76% and ahead of two left-wing blocs, including led by former senator, socialist Paul Raul, who served as mayor of Le Canois in 1983-2001 and 2008-2014.

•   Morlanwels , Belgium
•   Ratingen , Germany
•   Villarosa , Italy
•   Cambridge new zealand
•   Dej , Romania

• Jacob of Bavaria, Countess of Genenegau (1401-1436)
• Philippe de Cleves (1459-1528), Dutch military leader of the 15th and early 16th centuries, Admiral of the Netherlands, Advisor to the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian

Population dynamics, people

• Department of Nor
• Commons of Nor Department

• National Institute of Statistics
• 2014 municipal election results

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  The remains of the walls

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  The surviving part of the citadel

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  Notre Dame Church

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  Statue of Wisdom