Caudry () is a commune in the

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department in northern

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. Its inhabitants are called the
Caudrésiens
. The town is mostly known as the Capital City of French

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(along with

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...

Caudry station Caudry is a railway station located in the commune of Caudry in the Nord (French department), Nord department, France. The station is served by TER Hauts-de-France trains (Gare de Lille-Flandres, Lille-Flandres - Gare de Saint-Quentin, Saint-Quen ...

has rail connections to Douai, Cambrai, Paris, Lille and Saint-Quentin.

Toponymy

The city of Caudry has not always carried its current name. However, this last derives from the previous appellations of the city: * Calderiacum since 1087. * Caudris since 1129. * Cauderi since 1219. * Caudri-en-Borneville. * Caudri since 1286. * Caudry since 1349.

History

In the Middle Ages, as tradition will have it, Maxellende, a daughter of the lord of Caudry, was stabbed to death by one Harduin d'Amerval on 13 November 670 after turning him down. Following this Harduin became blind. However it is said that he recovered his sight as his victim's body was carried past him during its

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. Since then Maxellende has been the patron saint of Caudry and of the blind or partially sighted. In the 19th century Caudry started specializing in tulle and lace making. The first loom was installed in 1826 with parts smuggled from England. By 1913 there were some 650 looms employing several thousand workers. The population expanded from 1,926 in 1804 to 13,360 in 1911. Caudry was shelled and burnt during the August 1914

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, where it was on the left flank of the line of the retreating British Expeditionary Force. It remained under German occupation until recaptured in late 1918. Today Caudry remains, with

, the only town in France where lace is still made. A lace museum has been opened in a former workshop in the town centre.

Lords (Seigneuries)

Many different Lords (

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: ''Seigneurs'') owned Caudry's lands and properties and had administrative power over the town. The following are the Lords of Caudry (

: ''Seigneurs de Caudry'') chronologically ordered: * Almaric de Caudry (1007). * Amulric de Caudry (1078). * Mathieu de Caudry (1140). * Alondus de Fontaines, Régnier de Beaumont, Adam de Caudry (1150). * Adam de Caudry, vassal of Adam de Walincourt (1207). * Lambert de Caudry, married to Agnès de Héripont (1219). * Gérard de Saint-Aubert, Régnier de Beaumont (1220). * Alulphus de Caudry, Chevalier (1223). * Adam de Caudry (1227). * Jean Flamen, Seigneur de Caudry et de la Sotière (1233). * Adam de Caudry (1239). * Jean de l'aitre (1241). * Adam Kight and Lord of Caudry (1249). * Mathieu de Caudry (1272). * Adam, Sire de Caudry (1278). * Jean de Brebière, became 'Lord of Caudry' by having married Alys, Adam de Caudry (1315)'s daughter. * Jacques de Haspres, became 'Lord of Caudry' by having married Marie, Adam de Caudry (1322)'s other daughter. * Adam Flament, Seigneur de Caudry (1347). * Adam, dit Flament, Seigneur de Caudry, bailli du Cambrésis (1360). * Pierre de Caudry (died in 1424). * Guillaume de Viefville, Lord of

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and Caudry (1530). * Pierre de Viefville (1570). * Charles de Viefville (1635). * Charles de Lignières (1672). * Félix-Ignace-Guillaume de Taffin, Lord of Troisvilles, bought the 'Seigneurie de Caudry' (1755). * Charles-Augustin-Hyacinthe Cordier, bought the 'Seigneurie de Caudry' then the one of Potelle and Borneville (1763). He was the last Lord of Caudry.

Population

Lace

The city is mostly known as the Capital City of French

(along with

) and is considered a landmark of French sartorial heritage and high craftsmanship for its art of

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the finest and most precious

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(including

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, Leavers lace,

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) through its centuries-old

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. The city is a lead supplier for luxury

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such as

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. The city also supplies brands such as Yves Saint Laurent,

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, La Perla,

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. In recent history, among the most internationally publicized creations made out of Caudry's

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were

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's wedding gown worn while marrying

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on 29 April 2011 or

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's wedding dress worn in September 2014 in

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while marrying American actor

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have worn Caudry's lace.

Film Industries

Since 1910, Caudry's

industries have closely collaborated with

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s working for

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productions and film industries within

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; the

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;

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(particularly the

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and

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);

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and

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n cinemas (

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and

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). Caudry's

and textile creations were used in hundreds of films such as in

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's ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec'' (2010), ''

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'' starring

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(2012-2015) or

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's ''

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'' (2012) part of the ''James Bond'' series and starring

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. In 2013, costume designer Catherine Martin earned the

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as well as the

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for her work on

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's ''

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'' (2014) starring

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. The dresses created for this film and notably the ones worn by

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were made with 1,400 meters of

made in Caudry.

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chose 210 drawings, out of 8,000 available.

Notable people

* André Piettre (1906-1994) - French

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, born in Caudry. * Lucien Janssoone (1898-1944) - French Resistant, director of the ‘Complementary Classes For Boys’ in Caudry from October 1933, shot in 1944. *Charles Lemaire (born 1985) – French

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from Caudry. * Arthur Ramette (born in Caudry, Nord, on 12 October 1897 - 15 December 1988) was a French mechanic, communist and politician. He was a leading representative of the

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in the National Assembly both before and after

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(1939–45). * Gaston Pigot (1885 - 1969) - French boxer, born in Caudry. *

Lucienne Bogaert Lucienne Bogaert (born Lucienne Jeanne Gabrielle Lefebvre; 6 January 1892 in Caudry, Nord – 4 February 1983 in Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French actress. She started her career in theatre, but later also worked in film. After she divor ...

(1892-1983) - (born Lucienne Jeanne Gabrielle Lefebvre; 6 January 1892 in Caudry,

– 4 February 1983 in

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) was a French actress. * Léonce Bajart (1888-1983) - French Resistant and Caudresian personality, died in Caudry. (Knight of the

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- 1937; Commander of the

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– 1959; Medal of Honour of the City of Caudry – 1953). * Eugène Fiévet (1867-1910) - French politician, mayor of Caudry, general councilor and deputy of the North, born and died in Caudry. * Charles de Lignières (or Carolus de Lignieres), Lord of Caudry from 1672 to 1755.

Twin towns

Caudry is twinned with: *

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References

External links

Caudry official website

Aujourd'hui à Caudry

Lace museum / Musée de la dentelle website
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