Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes

Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes (French pronunciation: [o(l)nwa le valɑ̃sjɛn] ^ⓘ, literally Aulnoy near Valenciennes; Picard: Auno) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Commune
The church in Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Coat of arms
Location of Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
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Coordinates: 50°19′55″N 3°31′51″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Depagne[1]
Area 1	6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,183
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59032 /59300
Elevation	33–91 m (108–299 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1806 442 —     1821 960 +5.31% 1831 1,143 +1.76% 1836 1,218 +1.28% 1841 1,301 +1.33% 1846 1,411 +1.64% 1851 1,500 +1.23% 1856 1,583 +1.08% 1861 1,740 +1.91% 1866 1,808 +0.77% 1872 1,826 +0.17% 1876 1,994 +2.22% 1881 2,007 +0.13% 1886 2,154 +1.42% 1891 2,243 +0.81% 1896 2,335 +0.81% 1901 2,491 +1.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,614 +0.97% 1911 2,680 +0.50% 1921 2,339 −1.35% 1926 2,555 +1.78% 1931 2,592 +0.29% 1936 2,712 +0.91% 1946 2,748 +0.13% 1954 2,792 +0.20% 1962 3,565 +3.10% 1968 3,602 +0.17% 1975 7,465 +10.97% 1982 8,759 +2.31% 1990 8,029 −1.08% 1999 8,002 −0.04% 2007 7,346 −1.06% 2012 7,438 +0.25% 2017 7,341 −0.26%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes

The arms of Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes are blazoned : Azure, a bend Or between 6 bezants (Or). (Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, Bantouzelle, Briastre, Noyelles-sur-Selle and Potelle use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE