entrance of the abbey. There was magistrate of the town's meeting rooms. In second level there was justice room and jails in street level. One moat, named "Madame" was facing the front door which had drawbridge and portcullis. The bell, named bancloque was called the people so that they hear the magistrate's speeches than he was screamed on his balcony at the top of the front door. Till then 1958, in the firth level, the peace justice was done. In this level there was wedding room, burned in 1949, rebuilt after. In second level there are echevinal and reception rooms, and the Watteau room where there are paintings painted by himself in 1781 and 1792. Saint Martin's church On the place of the actual church there was a Saint Martin's Mont des Cornet, at the 7th century and romance church in the 11th century. The ancient faience factories Saint Amand is known for its faience, produced, in the past, by ancient faience factories who was used the bianco sopra bianco technical. 1705 Nicolas Demoutier built a faience factory, managed by himself and by the family Dorez, descendants of Bartélémy a ceramist from Lille, in the next place. The faience factory equipment was sold to Bécart in 1775, who has been installed this firm in Valenciennes. 1718, the Fauquez family built their faience factory. They were natives of Tournai in Belgium. The roads, waterways and forests were favourable for transporting the products, so they set up their firm in Saint Amand. But the Treaty of Utrecht, which set the frontier between Tournai and Saint Amand forbade the transport of faience across the border. The faience was hidden in kegs and hay to cross the frontier. The Fauquez's factory was closed in 1794. Sister cities Andernach, Germany since 1959. Dimona, Israel since 1966. Tivoli, Italy since 2001. Irvine, Scotland See also Communes of the Nord department References External links Official website Communes of Nord (French department) Spa towns in France