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Denain

Coordinates:50°19′46″N3°23′45″E / 50.3294°N 3.3958°E /50.3294; 3.3958
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Denain
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Denain is located in Hauts-de-France
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Coordinates:50°19′46″N3°23′45″E / 50.3294°N 3.3958°E /50.3294; 3.3958
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonDenain
IntercommunalityCA Porte du Hainaut
Government
 • Mayor(2020–2026)Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini[1]
Area
1
11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
20,665
 • Density1,794/km2 (4,646/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59172 /59220
Elevation26–115 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 acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3] As of 2023, the population of the commune was 20,665,[4] on a land area of 11.52 km2 (4.448 sq mi).

It is the largest of 47 communes which comprise theCommunauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut, which in 2017 had a total population of 158,754.

History

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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%.[5]

Its vicinity was the scene of thedecisive victory gained in 1712 byMarshal Villars over the allies commanded byPrince Eugene of Savoy; and the battlefield is marked by a monolithic monument inscribed with the verses ofVoltaire: "Regardez dans Denain l'audacieux Villars/Disputant le tonnerre à l'aigle des Césars."[6] ("See in Denain bold Villars/Fighting the eagle of the Caesars").

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 writingGerminal. A primary school, a park and a road in Denain bear the name of the novelist.

Former mayorPatrick Roy was also a deputy and became famous for the support for heavy metal music he expressed at theNational Assembly on various occasions.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800927—    
18061,057+2.21%
18211,262+1.19%
18311,601+2.41%
18363,200+14.86%
18415,144+9.96%
18467,272+7.17%
18518,691+3.63%
18569,496+1.79%
186110,254+1.55%
186611,022+1.45%
187212,330+1.89%
187614,419+3.99%
188117,202+3.59%
188617,832+0.72%
189118,258+0.47%
189619,916+1.75%
190123,204+3.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
190624,564+1.15%
191126,800+1.76%
192123,472−1.32%
192626,868+2.74%
193127,767+0.66%
193626,478−0.95%
194624,908−0.61%
195427,449+1.22%
196229,467+0.89%
196827,973−0.86%
197526,204−0.93%
198221,825−2.58%
199019,544−1.37%
199920,360+0.46%
200720,186−0.11%
201220,270+0.08%
201719,825−0.44%
202320,665+0.69%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2023)[4]

Heraldry

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The arms of Denain areblazoned :
Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres,Bettrechies,Cerfontaine,Denain,Eth,Lesquin,Obies,Quérénaing,Semousies,Wambrechies andWarlaing use the same arms.)

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^INSEE commune file
  4. ^abPopulation municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ^abDes villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Denain,EHESS(in French).
  6. ^Wikisource One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Denain".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 17.
  7. ^"Trisomie 21: C’était ça la révolte, il fallait s’inventer une vie".La Voix Du Nord. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

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