Auby

Auby
Commune
The town hall in Auby

Coat of arms
Auby
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Auby
Coordinates: 50°24′57″N 3°03′18″E / 50.4158°N 3.055°E / 50.4158; 3.055Coordinates: 50°24′57″N 3°03′18″E / 50.4158°N 3.055°E / 50.4158; 3.055
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Orchies
Intercommunality CA Douaisis
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Freddy Kaczmarek
Area1 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 7,327
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59028 /59950
Elevation 18–32 m (59–105 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Auby is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the centre of Douai.

It is a centre of zinc production and home to a plant owned by Nyrstar.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 709—    
1800 762+7.5%
1806 886+16.3%
1821 887+0.1%
1831 968+9.1%
1836 953−1.5%
1841 980+2.8%
1846 1,020+4.1%
1851 1,092+7.1%
1856 1,092+0.0%
1861 1,177+7.8%
1866 1,253+6.5%
1872 1,385+10.5%
1876 2,049+47.9%
1881 2,410+17.6%
1886 2,277−5.5%
1891 2,364+3.8%
1896 2,685+13.6%
1901 3,048+13.5%
1906 3,445+13.0%
1911 4,462+29.5%
1921 4,745+6.3%
1926 6,930+46.0%
1931 7,506+8.3%
1936 7,165−4.5%
1946 7,227+0.9%
1954 8,579+18.7%
1962 9,007+5.0%
1968 9,090+0.9%
1975 8,954−1.5%
1982 8,630−3.6%
1990 8,442−2.2%
1999 7,962−5.7%
2006 7,747−2.7%
2009 7,585−2.1%
2015 7,327−3.4%

Heraldry

 The arms of Auby are blazoned :
Quarterly 1&4: Argent, an eagle sable, beaked and membered gules; 2&3: quarterly Or and sable.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Aubergenville is twinned with:

See also

Auby J Curtis founder of A jc, started here before moving to  Washington DC USA .

References


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