Denain
Denain | |
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Coordinates: 50°19′46″N 3°23′45″E / 50.3294°N 3.3958°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Denain |
Intercommunality | CA Porte du Hainaut |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini[1] |
Area 1 | 11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 20,640 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59172 /59220 |
Elevation | 26–115 m (85–377 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Denain (French pronunciation: [dənɛ̃]; Picard: Dnain) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] As of 2019[update] Denain had a population of 19,877, on a land area of 11.52 km2 (4.448 sq mi).
It is the largest of 47 communes which comprise the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut, which in 2017 had a total population of 158,754.
History
A mere village in the beginning of the 19th century, its population rapidly increased from 1850 until 1962, when it had 29,467 inhabitants. Since then its population declined by about 30%.[4]
Its vicinity was the scene of the
Denain was an important centre in the industrial revolution, first for coal-mining from 1720, and steelworks from around 1839. The closure of the large Usinor steelworks at Denain was announced in 1978, and the works finally closed in 1988. Émile Zola is thought to have conducted research into the working of the mine and mining communities by visiting Denain before writing Germinal. A primary school, a park and a road in Denain bear the name of the novelist.
Former mayor
Population
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Heraldry
The arms of Denain are blazoned :
Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)
Notable residents
- Fabien Gilot (born 1984), Olympic and world champion swimmer
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Denain, EHESS (in French).
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Denain". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 17. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official website (in French)