Ostricourt

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ostricourt

(2020–2026) Bruno Rusinek^[1]Area

7.6 km² (2.9 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,829 • Density770/km² (2,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59452 /59162

Elevation25–100 m (82–328 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,388	—
1975	6,821	−1.13%
1982	6,165	−1.43%
1990	6,064	−0.21%
1999	5,412	−1.26%
2007	5,114	−0.71%
2012	5,378	+1.01%
2017	5,372	−0.02%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Ostricourt are blazoned :

Gules, a chief Or. (La Neuville, Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Ostricourt, Phalempin and Sainghin-en-Weppes 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