Escaudain

Escaudain
The Cuvette mine village in Escaudain
Location of Escaudain
Escaudain
Escaudain
Coordinates: 50°20′06″N 3°20′35″E / 50.335°N 3.343°E / 50.335; 3.343
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonDenain
IntercommunalityCA Porte du Hainaut
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Saligot[1]
Area
1
9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
9,060
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59205 /59124
Elevation31–51 m (102–167 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Escaudain (French pronunciation: [ekodɛ̃]; West Flemish: Schouden[3]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 11,770—    
1975 10,673−1.39%
1982 9,835−1.16%
1990 9,328−0.66%
1999 9,328+0.00%
2007 9,053−0.37%
2012 9,114+0.13%
2017 9,619+1.08%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Escaudain are blazoned :

Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, , Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)



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. ^ [1]
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE