Cantin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cantin

(2020–2026) Lucie Vaillant^[1]Area

9.32 km² (3.60 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,770 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59126 /59169

Elevation37–76 m (121–249 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cantin (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a commune of the Hauts-de-France region in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Douai.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,246	—
1975	1,395	+1.63%
1982	1,397	+0.02%
1990	1,373	−0.22%
1999	1,328	−0.37%
2007	1,449	+1.10%
2012	1,499	+0.68%
2017	1,577	+1.02%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Cantin are blazoned :
Vert, in dexter base an eagle volant bendwise argent and in canton a sun Or.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE