Hergnies

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Hergnies

(2020–2026) Jacques Schneider^[1]Area

10.75 km² (4.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,463 • Density420/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59301 /59199

Elevation14–39 m (46–128 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hergnies (French pronunciation: [ɛʁɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,568	—
1975	3,389	−0.73%
1982	3,300	−0.38%
1990	3,696	+1.43%
1999	3,849	+0.45%
2007	4,231	+1.19%
2012	4,335	+0.49%
2017	4,437	+0.47%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Hergnies are blazoned :

Gules, 10 lozenges conjoined argent 3,3,3 and 1. (Fressain, Hergnies, Lallaing and Marpent use the same arms.)

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