Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Laurent Depagne^[1]Area6.12 km² (2.36 sq mi)Population7,183 • Density1,200/km² (3,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation33–91 m (108–299 ft)
(avg. 37 m or 121 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes (French pronunciation: [o(l)nwa le valɑ̃sjɛn] ^ⓘ, literally Aulnoy near Valenciennes; Picard: Auno) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1806 442 —     1821 960 +5.31% 1831 1,143 +1.76% 1836 1,218 +1.28% 1841 1,301 +1.33% 1846 1,411 +1.64% 1851 1,500 +1.23% 1856 1,583 +1.08% 1861 1,740 +1.91% 1866 1,808 +0.77% 1872 1,826 +0.17% 1876 1,994 +2.22% 1881 2,007 +0.13% 1886 2,154 +1.42% 1891 2,243 +0.81% 1896 2,335 +0.81% 1901 2,491 +1.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,614 +0.97% 1911 2,680 +0.50% 1921 2,339 −1.35% 1926 2,555 +1.78% 1931 2,592 +0.29% 1936 2,712 +0.91% 1946 2,748 +0.13% 1954 2,792 +0.20% 1962 3,565 +3.10% 1968 3,602 +0.17% 1975 7,465 +10.97% 1982 8,759 +2.31% 1990 8,029 −1.08% 1999 8,002 −0.04% 2007 7,346 −1.06% 2012 7,438 +0.25% 2017 7,341 −0.26%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes are blazoned : Azure, a bend Or between 6 bezants (Or). (Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, Bantouzelle, Briastre, Noyelles-sur-Selle and Potelle use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References