Guesnain | |
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 The church in Guesnain | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Guesnain | |
  Guesnain  Guesnain | |
| Coordinates:50°21′11″N3°08′42″E / 50.353°N 3.145°E /50.353; 3.145 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Aniche |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Maryline Lucas[1] |
Area 1 | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,635 |
| • Density | 1,140/km2 (2,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59276 /59287 |
| Elevation | 20–42 m (66–138 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Guesnain (French pronunciation:[ɡenɛ̃]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 2,846 | — |
| 1931 | 3,041 | +1.33% |
| 1936 | 3,201 | +1.03% |
| 1946 | 3,564 | +1.08% |
| 1954 | 4,298 | +2.37% |
| 1962 | 4,790 | +1.36% |
| 1968 | 4,716 | −0.26% |
| 1975 | 4,703 | −0.04% |
| 1982 | 5,076 | +1.10% |
| 1990 | 5,048 | −0.07% |
| 1999 | 4,882 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 4,605 | −0.73% |
| 2012 | 4,692 | +0.38% |
| 2017 | 4,677 | −0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
An human implatation dating fromMerovingians has been attested by excavations, near the church, at the place where the actual médiatheque has been built.
The domain has belonged to theMaubeuge Abbey until theRevolution.
The equipment has been broken duringFirst World War. The exploitation of thecoal could retake since 1921. This activity has definitely stopped in 1964.
| The arms of Guesnain areblazoned : Argent, 3 chevrons sable. (Erchin andGuesnain use the same arms.) |
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