Anor

Anor
The town hall in Anor
Location of Anor
Anor
Anor
Coordinates: 49°59′24″N 4°05′57″E / 49.99°N 4.0992°E / 49.99; 4.0992
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalitySud Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Pérat[1]
Area
1
22.24 km2 (8.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
3,152
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59012 /59186
Elevation200–271 m (656–889 ft)
(avg. 238 m or 781 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Anor (French pronunciation: [anɔʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It lies about forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) south-south-east of Maubeuge.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,552—    
1821 1,608+0.13%
1846 2,965+2.48%
1872 3,637+0.79%
1901 4,610+0.82%
1926 4,528−0.07%
1946 3,300−1.57%
1962 3,794+0.88%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,622−0.77%
1975 3,373−1.01%
1982 3,109−1.16%
1990 3,099−0.04%
1999 3,093−0.02%
2007 3,231+0.55%
2012 3,347+0.71%
2017 3,220−0.77%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Anor is twinned with:[6]

Heraldry

The arms of Anor are blazoned :
Vert billetty, a lion Or.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Anor, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Comité de jumelage "Anor-Europe"". anor.fr (in French). Anor. Retrieved 23 April 2021.