Artres
Artres is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. 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.[2]
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Location of Artres 
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| Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 3°32′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Christian Lerat |
| Area 1 | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,057 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59019 /59269 |
| Elevation | 39–96 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. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1800 | 245 | — |
| 1806 | 203 | −17.1% |
| 1821 | 259 | +27.6% |
| 1831 | 552 | +113.1% |
| 1836 | 666 | +20.7% |
| 1841 | 711 | +6.8% |
| 1846 | 819 | +15.2% |
| 1851 | 804 | −1.8% |
| 1856 | 899 | +11.8% |
| 1861 | 969 | +7.8% |
| 1866 | 952 | −1.8% |
| 1872 | 1,005 | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 1,019 | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 1,048 | +2.8% |
| 1886 | 1,032 | −1.5% |
| 1891 | 1,054 | +2.1% |
| 1896 | 1,050 | −0.4% |
| 1901 | 1,047 | −0.3% |
| 1906 | 1,042 | −0.5% |
| 1911 | 973 | −6.6% |
| 1921 | 892 | −8.3% |
| 1926 | 908 | +1.8% |
| 1931 | 950 | +4.6% |
| 1936 | 979 | +3.1% |
| 1946 | 966 | −1.3% |
| 1954 | 999 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 995 | −0.4% |
| 1968 | 905 | −9.0% |
| 1975 | 853 | −5.7% |
| 1982 | 979 | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 1,087 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 1,071 | −1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,059 | −1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,057 | −0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,040 | −1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,021 | −1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,049 | +2.7% |
Heraldry
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
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- British Museum Highlights
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