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Archives départementales du Nord

22 rue Saint-Bernard - 59000 Lille
  • Nord
  • Hauts-de-France

Writing the history of a river from its archives: L'Escaut, from the river to the canal (11th-21st centuries)

Based on the diversity of the documents held in the Archives départementales du Nord, this conference will trace the environmental history of the Scheldt River.
Sábado 17 septiembre 2022, 14:00Passed
Archives départementales du Nord, 57 Fi 24 - Plan visuel des canaux de l'inondation de la ville de Condé en 1806

Writing the history of a river from its archives: L'Escaut, from the river to the canal (11th-21st centuries)

A conference by Laetitia Deudon, curator of heritage at the Institut National du Patrimoine/ DRAC HdF - Researcher at the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, IRHiS
From the Middle Ages to the contemporary era, L'Escaut has undergone major transformations by riparian populations. Whether it be as a support for shipping, a source of energy with its many mills, a means of defense thanks to military floods or a source of power for industries, the various activities present on the river and its banks help to transform the landscape of the valley to create a new artificial waterway in the industrial era.
At the heart of the development of the cities of Cambrai, Valenciennes, Condé, Tournai, the Scheldt as a structuring artery played a driving role in the development of the territory of Hainaut-Cambrésis and still marks its landscape today. Even today, this transboundary river is at the heart of important European projects, such as the Seine-Nord-Europe Canal, its RAMSAR site and the Hainaut Transboundary Nature Park.
Based on the diversity of the documents kept in the Departmental Archives of the North, this conference will trace the environmental history of this European river over nearly a millennium, from the historic river to the industrial canal, through the maps, plans, accounts, acts of practice, technical documents, closets and ordinances left by the engineers, administrators and the various actors who participated in the metamorphosis of the Scheldt over the long term.

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Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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Archives départementales du Nord
22 rue Saint-Bernard - 59000 Lille
  • Nord
  • Hauts-de-France
The departmental archives of the North, created in 1796, and attached to the General Council of the North in 1986, collect, keep(preserve), list(classify) and announce to the public all the archives of public agencies existing or having existed on the Northern Territory, since they are of an interest for the justification of the rights of each and as source(spring) of historic research(search). These public archives are supplemented by coming private archives to enrich bottoms.
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Subways 1 and 2: Door of Posts(Post offices), Subway 2: Montebello, City-dweller: Boulevard of Metz, to Want Lille n ° 89: Boulevard of Metz
Jean-Luc Thieffry - Archives départementales du Nord