Fresnes-sur-Escaut

Fresnes-sur-Escaut (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ ɛsko], literally Fresnes on Escaut) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Fresnes-sur-Escaut
The Joliot-Curie Park in Fresnes-sur-Escaut
The Joliot-Curie Park in Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Coat of arms of Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Location of Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Fresnes-sur-Escaut is located in France
Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Fresnes-sur-Escaut is located in Hauts-de-France
Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Coordinates: 50°26′03″N 3°34′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonAnzin
IntercommunalityCA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Valérie Fornies[1]
Area
1
11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,453
  Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59253 /59970
Elevation15–27 m (49–89 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,069    
1975 8,373−1.13%
1982 8,218−0.27%
1990 8,107−0.17%
1999 7,607−0.70%
2007 7,678+0.12%
2012 7,639−0.10%
2017 7,565−0.19%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Arms of Fresnes-sur-Escaut
The arms of Fresnes-sur-Escaut are blazoned :

Gules, a chief Or. (La Neuville, Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Ostricourt, Phalempin and Sainghin-en-Weppes use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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