Pérenchies

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Pérenchies
Coat of arms
Location of Pérenchies
Map
(2023–2026) Karim Louzani[1]Area
1
3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
8,519 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
59457 /59840
Elevation19–38 m (62–125 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pérenchies (French pronunciation: [peʁɑ̃ʃi]; Dutch: Perensijs) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,570—    
1975 6,858+3.02%
1982 6,926+0.14%
1990 7,186+0.46%
1999 7,639+0.68%
2007 7,801+0.26%
2012 8,289+1.22%
2017 8,424+0.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Pérenchies
Arms of Pérenchies
 The arms of Pérenchies are blazoned :
Vert, an inescutcheon argent, overall a bend compony gules and argent.



People from Pérenchies

  • Yvonne Abbas (1922-2014), French Resistance worker[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Yvonne Abbas, grande voix de la Résistance, s'est éteinte hier soir". La Voix du Nord (in French). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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