- Bavay
Bavay is a town and commune of northern
France in the "département" of Nord, 15 m. E.S.E. ofValenciennes byrailway .History
Under the name of "Bagacum" or "Bavacum", the town was the capital of the
Nervii and, under theRoman Empire , an important center of roads, the meeting-place of which was marked by amilestone , destroyed in the 17th century and replaced in the 19th century by a column. Bavay was destroyed during thebarbarian invasions and never recovered its old importance. It suffered much during the wars of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.One of the Roman highways connected Bavay toTongeren via the relay ofLiberchies , and later on continued toCologne .Economy
The town carries on the manufacture of
iron goods and offertilizer s.References
*1911
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