Arleux

Arleux
Commune
The town hall in Arleux
Coat of arms
Location of Arleux
Arleux Show map of France Arleux Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°16′51″N 3°06′25″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Aniche
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Vandeville[1]
Area ^1	11.10 km^2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,151
• Density	280/km^2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59015 /59151
Elevation	32–71 m (105–233 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arleux (French pronunciation: [aʁlø]) is a commune in the Nord département in northern France.^[3]

Geography

The river Sensée joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,535 —     1821 1,839 +0.65% 1846 1,685 −0.35% 1872 1,675 −0.02% 1901 1,639 −0.07% 1926 1,622 −0.04% 1946 1,789 +0.49% 1962 1,961 +0.58%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,214 +2.04% 1975 2,225 +0.07% 1982 2,605 +2.28% 1990 2,656 +0.24% 1999 2,567 −0.38% 2007 2,435 −0.66% 2012 2,982 +4.14% 2017 3,219 +1.54%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Arleux

The arms of Arleux are blazoned : Argent, 3 towers gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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 Arleux, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE