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Artres

Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 3°32′28″E / 50.2942°N 3.5411°E / 50.2942; 3.5411
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Artres
The church in Artres
The church in Artres
Coat of arms of Artres
Location of Artres
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Artres is located in France
Artres
Artres
Artres is located in Hauts-de-France
Artres
Artres
Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 3°32′28″E / 50.2942°N 3.5411°E / 50.2942; 3.5411
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonAulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
IntercommunalityCA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Liliane Andre[1]
Area
1
6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,064
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59019 /59269
Elevation39–96 m (128–315 ft)
(avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Artres (French pronunciation: [aʁtʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] A group of grave objects from a Frankish noble lady was found in Artres in the nineteenth century. Known as the Artres Treasure, it is now mostly in the British Museum.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 905—    
1975 853−0.84%
1982 979+1.99%
1990 1,087+1.32%
1999 1,071−0.16%
2009 1,040−0.29%
2014 1,044+0.08%
2020 1,055+0.17%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Artres
Arms of Artres
The arms of Artres are blazoned :

Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)



See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ British Museum Highlights
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE