Haussy Explained
| Haussy |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Châtelain de Bergues.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Cambrai |
| Canton: | Caudry |
| Insee: | 59289 |
| Postal Code: | 59294 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Marc Boucly[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Pays Solesmois |
| Coordinates: | 50.2186°N 3.4811°W |
| Elevation M: | 60 |
| Elevation Min M: | 50 |
| Elevation Max M: | 109 |
| Area Km2: | 16.22 |
Haussy (in French pronounced as /osi/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
It is 15km (09miles) south of Valenciennes.
History
During World War I the Germans occupied Haussy. Their brutal treatment of the native French inhabitants is recorded by Private A S Bullock in his memoir, but among his mementoes Bullock also kept a postcard he found on the floor of the village school on 23 October 1918, referring to more peaceful times, including 'Eugenie's first communion'.[3]
Notable people
- Pierre Mauroy (French: [pjɛʁ moʁwa]; 5 July 1928 – 7 June 2013) was a French Socialist politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001. He arrived in Haussy in 1936. He is eight. His father, Henri, is named director of the School for Boys and the family moves in the housing of the school group Louis-Pasteur dating from 1929.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59289-haussy INSEE commune file
- Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, page 80
- Book: Derbyshire, Ian. Politics In France: From Giscard To Mitterrand. Chambers. 1987. 0550207449. Edinburgh.
