Guesnain
Guesnain | |
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The church in Guesnain | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Guesnain | |
Guesnain Guesnain | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′11″N 3°08′42″E / 50.353°N 3.145°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Aniche |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maryline Lucas[1] |
Area 1 | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,645 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59276 /59287 |
| Elevation | 20–42 m (66–138 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Guesnain (French pronunciation: [ɡenɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1926 | 2,846 | — |
| 1931 | 3,041 | +1.33% |
| 1936 | 3,201 | +1.03% |
| 1946 | 3,564 | +1.08% |
| 1954 | 4,298 | +2.37% |
| 1962 | 4,790 | +1.36% |
| 1968 | 4,716 | −0.26% |
| 1975 | 4,703 | −0.04% |
| 1982 | 5,076 | +1.10% |
| 1990 | 5,048 | −0.07% |
| 1999 | 4,882 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 4,605 | −0.73% |
| 2012 | 4,692 | +0.38% |
| 2017 | 4,677 | −0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
An human implatation dating from Merovingians has been attested by excavations, near the church, at the place where the actual médiatheque has been built.
The domain has belonged to the Maubeuge Abbey until the Revolution.
The equipment has been broken during First World War. The exploitation of the coal could retake since 1921. This activity has definitely stopped in 1964.
Heraldry
| The arms of Guesnain are blazoned : Argent, 3 chevrons sable. (Erchin and use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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