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]
Artres | |
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_%C3%A9glise,_fa%C3%A7ade.JPG) The church in Artres | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Artres  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 3°32′28″E / 50.2942°N 3.5411°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Liliane Andre[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,064 |
| • 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
| | 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
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