Éclaibes

Éclaibes is a common French, located in the department of the Northern (59) and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Its inhabitants is called Eclaibois.

Etymology

One finds with the XIIe century Scarbes, Esclaibes, Esclèbes. With the XIIIe century Esclabes, Sclairbes, Sclerbes, Sclaibes, Esclebbes. With the XVIIIe century Eclaibe and Esclaibes.

Geography

Hydrography: Brook of the Mill.

History

Eclaibes existed already in XIIe century and formed a Paroisse then décanat of Avesnes. Guillaume de Dompierre gave the church to the abbey of Liessies in XIIe.

The ground and peerage of this city also included/understood the village in its jurisdiction and the lords of Eclaibes were always regarded as the first founders of the Maison of Avesnes. The Seigneur S of Eclaibes played a big role in the history: they took part in the Croisade S and accepted the title of Chevaliers of Jerusalem.

Their Château is almost the only one of the area which was not entirely shaven, one still sees of them the massive towers, the thick walls, and the broad ditches. Its construction would go back to the end of XIIe century, but it would have been rebuilt with the XVIe century. It was several times besieged under the reigns of Henri II, Louis XIII and Louis XIV; Louis XI remained in 1477 there. In XVIe century, the stronghold was sold to the lord of Fosteau then passed to Charles de Croÿ which remade the castle, which was demolished with the Révolution and was used as stone quarry.

On a broad stone which surmounts one of the main doors, one reads these words: " Jean d' Eclaibes, Knight of Jerusalem and the Mount the Sinai - 1549 ".

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of North

External bonds

Éclaibes
Éclaibes on the site of the national geographical Institute
Éclaibes on the site of INSEE
Éclaibes on the site of Quid
Localization of Éclaibes on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Éclaibes on Mapquest

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