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Saint-Gobain | |
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 Former mirror factory | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Gobain | |
  Saint-Gobain  Saint-Gobain | |
| Coordinates:49°35′48″N3°22′33″E / 49.5967°N 3.3759°E /49.5967; 3.3759 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Tergnier |
| Intercommunality | CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Frédéric Mathieu[1] |
Area 1 | 29.73 km2 (11.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,313 |
| • Density | 77.80/km2 (201.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02680 /02410 |
| Elevation | 53–207 m (174–679 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Gobain (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃ɡɔbɛ̃]) is acommune in theAisnedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.[3]
In 1692, a glass factory was built at the village of Saint-Gobain, giving its name to theSaint-Gobain company.[4]
The settlement, attested asSanctus Gobanus in 1131, is named after the Irish monkSaint Gobain.Gobanus is a Latinized form of the Celtic personal nameGobanos, meaning 'smith'.[5]
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