Anor

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Pérat^[1]Area22.24 km² (8.59 sq mi)Population3,204 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation200–271 m (656–889 ft)
(avg. 238 m or 781 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Anor (French pronunciation: [anɔʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] It lies about forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) south-south-east of Maubeuge.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,552 —     1821 1,608 +0.13% 1846 2,965 +2.48% 1872 3,637 +0.79% 1901 4,610 +0.82% 1926 4,528 −0.07% 1946 3,300 −1.57% 1962 3,794 +0.88%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 3,622 −0.77% 1975 3,373 −1.01% 1982 3,109 −1.16% 1990 3,099 −0.04% 1999 3,093 −0.02% 2007 3,231 +0.55% 2012 3,347 +0.71% 2017 3,220 −0.77%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Anor is twinned with:^[6]

• Aken, Germany
• Gizałki, Poland
• Momignies, Belgium
• Příbram, Czech Republic

Heraldry

The arms of Anor are blazoned : Vert billetty, a lion Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References