Wavrechain-sous-Denain

The Battle of Denain was fought on 24 July 1712 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. It resulted in a French victory, under Marshal Villars, against Dutch and Austrian forces, under Prince Eugene of Savoy. It was the war's last battle in Flanders and one of the most consequential, breaking the Grand Alliance's ability to threaten Paris and reversing nearly seven years of French territorial losses. In itself a local and tactical victory, Denain was made decisive by its relentless exploitation by Villars, who skillfully maneuvered to reclaim strategic border fortifications that would blunt any allied effort to renew their advance on Paris and dictate peace terms to Louis XIV.

The canton of Denain is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Denain.It consists of the following communes:

Denain (French pronunciation: [dənɛ̃]; Picard: Dnain) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As of 2019 Denain had a population of 19,877, on a land area of 11.52 km² (4.448 sq mi). It is the largest of 47 communes which comprise the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut, which in 2017 had a total population of 158,754.

Haveluy (French pronunciation: [avlɥi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Haulchin (French pronunciation: [olʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Rouvignies (French pronunciation: [ʁuviɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Prouvy (French pronunciation: [pʁuvi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Oisy (French pronunciation: [wazi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Bellaing (French pronunciation: [bɛlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Thiant (French pronunciation: [tjɑ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Hérin (French pronunciation: [eʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Valenciennes-Denain Airport (ICAO: LFAV) is a regional airport in France, located southwest of Valenciennes (Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais); 115 miles (185 km) north-northeast of Paris It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled.