Quiévrechain
Commune
Former train station and border crossing
Former train station and border crossing
Coat of arms of Quiévrechain
Coat of arms
Location of Quiévrechain
Quiévrechain is located in France
Quiévrechain
Quiévrechain
Quiévrechain is located in Hauts-de-France
Quiévrechain
Quiévrechain
Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 3°40′04″E / 50.3961°N 3.6678°E / 50.3961; 3.6678
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonMarly
IntercommunalityCA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Griner[1]
Area
1
4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
6,208
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59484 /59920
Elevation24–118 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 (French pronunciation: [kjevʁəʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 549—    
1806 443−3.51%
1821 528+1.18%
1831 672+2.44%
1836 739+1.92%
1841 786+1.24%
1846 893+2.59%
1851 888−0.11%
1856 885−0.07%
1861 988+2.23%
1866 1,062+1.46%
1872 1,076+0.22%
1876 1,214+3.06%
1881 1,262+0.78%
1886 1,401+2.11%
1891 1,791+5.03%
1896 2,155+3.77%
1901 2,763+5.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 3,558+5.19%
1911 3,556−0.01%
1921 3,604+0.13%
1926 4,912+6.39%
1931 6,282+5.04%
1936 5,632−2.16%
1946 5,487−0.26%
1954 6,108+1.35%
1962 6,332+0.45%
1968 7,102+1.93%
1975 7,269+0.33%
1982 7,186−0.16%
1990 6,456−1.33%
1999 6,069−0.68%
2007 5,705−0.77%
2012 6,263+1.88%
2017 6,366+0.33%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Quiévrechain, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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