Bellaing

Bellaing (French pronunciation: [bɛlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Bellaing
Commune
The church in Bellaing
Coat of arms
Location of Bellaing
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Coordinates: 50°22′09″N 3°25′36″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Intercommunality	CA Porte du Hainaut
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Blaise[1]
Area 1	3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,315
• Density	380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59064 /59135
Elevation	21–47 m (69–154 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 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.
1968	1,225	—
1975	1,298	+0.83%
1982	1,555	+2.61%
1990	1,335	−1.89%
1999	1,305	−0.25%
2009	1,208	−0.77%
2014	1,155	−0.89%
2020	1,263	+1.50%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Bellaing

The arms of Bellaing are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, a fess sable; 2&3: Or, a cross moline sable. (Bellaing, Oisy and Preux-au-Bois use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department