Arleux

Arleux

Coat of arms
Arleux

Coordinates: 50°16′51″N 3°06′25″E / 50.2808°N 3.1069°E / 50.2808; 3.1069Coordinates: 50°16′51″N 3°06′25″E / 50.2808°N 3.1069°E / 50.2808; 3.1069
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Arleux
Intercommunality Douaisis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrick Masclet
Area1 11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,776
  Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59015 / 59151
Elevation 32–71 m (105–233 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arleux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

The Sensée River joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,535    
1800 1,460−4.9%
1806 1,636+12.1%
1821 1,839+12.4%
1831 1,744−5.2%
1836 1,755+0.6%
1841 1,721−1.9%
1846 1,685−2.1%
1851 1,557−7.6%
1856 1,528−1.9%
1861 1,660+8.6%
1866 1,640−1.2%
1872 1,675+2.1%
1876 1,688+0.8%
1881 1,723+2.1%
1886 1,686−2.1%
1891 1,682−0.2%
1896 1,723+2.4%
1901 1,639−4.9%
1906 1,580−3.6%
1911 1,738+10.0%
1921 1,264−27.3%
1926 1,622+28.3%
1931 1,724+6.3%
1936 1,657−3.9%
1946 1,789+8.0%
1954 1,800+0.6%
1962 1,961+8.9%
1968 2,214+12.9%
1975 2,225+0.5%
1982 2,605+17.1%
1990 2,656+2.0%
1999 2,570−3.2%
2006 2,467−4.0%
2009 2,776+12.5%

Heraldry

The arms of Arleux are blazoned :
Argent, 3 towers gules.

See also

References

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