Arleux

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Arleux

(2020–2026) Bruno Vandeville^[1]Area

11.10 km² (4.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,151 • Density280/km² (740/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59015 /59151

Elevation32–71 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.

Arleux (French pronunciation: [aʁlø]) is a commune in the Nord département in northern France.^[3]

Geography

The river Sensée joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,535	—
1821	1,839	+0.65%
1846	1,685	−0.35%
1872	1,675	−0.02%
1901	1,639	−0.07%
1926	1,622	−0.04%
1946	1,789	+0.49%
1962	1,961	+0.58%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,214	+2.04%
1975	2,225	+0.07%
1982	2,605	+2.28%
1990	2,656	+0.24%
1999	2,567	−0.38%
2007	2,435	−0.66%
2012	2,982	+4.14%
2017	3,219	+1.54%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

Heraldry

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arleux, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE