Quiévrechain
Quiévrechain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Quiévrechain | |
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 Former train station and border crossing | |
_Nord-France.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Quiévrechain 
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| Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 3°40′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Marly |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Pierre Griner |
| Area 1 | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 6,366 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59484 /59920 |
| Elevation | 24–118 m (79–387 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quiévrechain is a border town, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Valenciennes and 20 km (12 mi) from Mons, Belgium. Opposite is its Belgian sister town of Quiévrain.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1800 | 549 | — |
| 1806 | 443 | −19.3% |
| 1821 | 528 | +19.2% |
| 1831 | 672 | +27.3% |
| 1836 | 739 | +10.0% |
| 1841 | 786 | +6.4% |
| 1846 | 893 | +13.6% |
| 1851 | 888 | −0.6% |
| 1856 | 885 | −0.3% |
| 1861 | 988 | +11.6% |
| 1866 | 1,062 | +7.5% |
| 1872 | 1,076 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 1,214 | +12.8% |
| 1881 | 1,262 | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 1,401 | +11.0% |
| 1891 | 1,791 | +27.8% |
| 1896 | 2,155 | +20.3% |
| 1901 | 2,763 | +28.2% |
| 1906 | 3,558 | +28.8% |
| 1911 | 3,556 | −0.1% |
| 1921 | 3,604 | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 4,912 | +36.3% |
| 1931 | 6,282 | +27.9% |
| 1936 | 5,632 | −10.3% |
| 1946 | 5,487 | −2.6% |
| 1954 | 6,108 | +11.3% |
| 1962 | 6,332 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 7,102 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 7,269 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 7,186 | −1.1% |
| 1990 | 6,456 | −10.2% |
| 1999 | 6,069 | −6.0% |
| 2006 | 5,750 | −5.3% |
| 2007 | 5,705 | −0.8% |
| 2009 | 5,843 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 6,263 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 6,349 | +1.4% |
See also
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