Escaut

Escaut may refer to:

Escaut (department)

Escaut was a department of the First French Empire in present day Belgium and Netherlands. It was named after the river Scheldt, which is called the Escaut in French. It was formed in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were annexed by France. Before the occupation, the territory was part of the county of Flanders and the United Provinces (Staats-Vlaanderen).

The capital of the department was Ghent. The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):

Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut

Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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