Poix-du-Nord (French pronunciation: [pwa dy nɔʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Poix-du-Nord
Keighley Hall
Keighley Hall
Coat of arms of Poix-du-Nord
Location of Poix-du-Nord
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Poix-du-Nord is located in France
Poix-du-Nord
Poix-du-Nord
Poix-du-Nord is located in Hauts-de-France
Poix-du-Nord
Poix-du-Nord
Coordinates: 50°11′23″N 3°36′31″E / 50.1897°N 3.6086°E / 50.1897; 3.6086
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityPays de Mormal
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Mazingue[1]
Area
1
8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,185
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59464 /59218
Elevation104–151 m (341–495 ft)
(avg. 126 m or 413 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,134—    
1975 2,259+0.82%
1982 2,277+0.11%
1990 2,056−1.27%
1999 2,013−0.23%
2007 2,023+0.06%
2012 2,182+1.52%
2017 2,203+0.19%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry edit

 
Arms of Poix-du-Nord
The arms of Poix-du-Nord are blazoned :

Vair, 3 pales gules. (Englefontaine, Louvignies-Quesnoy, Poix-du-Nord and Saint-Waast-la-Vallée use the same arms.)



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See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE