Haulchin

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

Haulchin
Commune
The church in Haulchin
Coat of arms
Location of Haulchin
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Coordinates: 50°19′05″N 3°26′13″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Intercommunality	CA Porte du Hainaut
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Raczkiewicz[1]
Area 1	5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,307
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59288 /59121
Elevation	27–72 m (89–236 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	2,732	—
1975	2,945	+1.08%
1982	2,746	−0.99%
1990	2,651	−0.44%
1999	2,566	−0.36%
2007	2,370	−0.99%
2012	2,329	−0.35%
2017	2,306	−0.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Haulchin

The arms of Haulchin are blazoned : Gules, a lion Or impaled with Azure semy de lys Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department