Solesmes, Nord

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Solesmes

(2020–2026) Paul Sagniez^[1]Area

23.25 km² (8.98 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,249 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59571 /59730

Elevation62–139 m (203–456 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Solesmes (French pronunciation: [sɔlɛm]; Picard: Solinmes) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,042	—
1975	5,740	−0.73%
1982	5,328	−1.06%
1990	4,892	−1.06%
1999	4,767	−0.29%
2007	4,604	−0.43%
2012	4,505	−0.43%
2017	4,338	−0.75%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Solesmes are blazoned :
Sable, 3 crescents argent.

Education

The city is home to:

the École Saint-Joseph.
the 'Institution Saint Michel: Collège and Lycée', a Catholic Secondary School with boarding facilities.
the Collège Saint Exupéry.

Notable person

The mathematician Gustave Choquet (1915–2006) was born in Solesmes

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