Haspres

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Haspres

(2020–2026) Jean-François Delattre^[1]Area

12.2 km² (4.7 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,642 • Density220/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59285 /59198

Elevation36–80 m (118–262 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Haspres (French pronunciation: [aspʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,941	—
1975	2,889	−0.25%
1982	2,700	−0.96%
1990	2,715	+0.07%
1999	2,753	+0.15%
2007	2,670	−0.38%
2012	2,788	+0.87%
2017	2,739	−0.35%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Haspres are blazoned :

Azure, semy de lys Or dimidiated with Vert, a fess argent. (Ghissignies and Haspres use the same arms.)

French sartorial heritage

The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE