Aubers

Aubers (French pronunciation: [obɛʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] It is 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Lille. The parish church is dedicated to St Vaast.

Aubers
Commune
The town hall in Aubers
Coat of arms
Location of Aubers
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Coordinates: 50°35′46″N 2°49′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Annœullin
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Leclercq[1]
Area 1	10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,746
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59025 /59249
Elevation	18–41 m (59–135 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was the site of a major World War I battle, the Battle of Aubers, during 1915.

Aubers is twinned with the English town of Wadhurst.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	891	—
1975	908	+0.27%
1982	1,311	+5.39%
1990	1,571	+2.29%
1999	1,584	+0.09%
2009	1,521	−0.41%
2014	1,562	+0.53%
2020	1,698	+1.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Aubers

The arms of Aubers are blazoned : Gules, a cross Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department