Rœulx

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Rœulx

(2020–2026) Charles Lemoine^[1]Area

4.02 km² (1.55 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,779 • Density940/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59504 /59172

Elevation31–53 m (102–174 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It is 5 km (3.1 mi) west-southwest of Denain.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,707	—
1975	4,128	+1.55%
1982	3,900	−0.81%
1990	3,458	−1.49%
1999	3,431	−0.09%
2007	3,674	+0.86%
2012	3,775	+0.54%
2017	3,830	+0.29%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Rœulx are blazoned :
Bendy Or and azure, a canton argent.

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