Louvroil

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Louvroil

(2020–2026) Giuseppe Ascone^[1]Area

5.9 km² (2.3 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,357 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59365 /59720

Elevation122–175 m (400–574 ft)
(avg. 133 m or 436 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Louvroil (French pronunciation: [luvʁwal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] It lies adjacent to the southwest of Maubeuge.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,891	—
1975	8,005	+2.16%
1982	8,208	+0.36%
1990	7,349	−1.37%
1999	7,251	−0.15%
2007	6,904	−0.61%
2012	6,637	−0.79%
2017	6,481	−0.47%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The traditional arms of Louvroil are blazoned :

Or, a double headed eagle sable, beaked and membered Or, langued gules. (Louvroil and Mecquignies use the same arms.).^[5]

The arms of Louvroil that the town currently uses are blazoned :
Azure, a double-headed eagle Or.

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
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Newgaso - Toute l'actu rien que l'actu".