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Saint-Gobain |
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Saint-Gobain
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | La Fère |
| Intercommunality | Villes d'Oyse |
| Mayor | Guy Paquin (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 53–207 m (174–679 ft) (avg. 200 m/660 ft) |
| Land area1 | 29.73 km2 (11.48 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,348 (2008) |
| - Density | 79 /km2 (200 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02680/ 02410 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Gobain is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
Named after martyr Saint Gobain, who was murdered by non-Christian raiders in this region in the year 670 AD. In 1692, a glass factory was built at the village of Saint-Gobain, giving its name to the Saint-Gobain company[1].
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 2023 | 2013 | 2119 | 2339 | 2338 | 2378 | 2256 | 2186 | 2210 | 2374 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 2261 | 2190 | 2133 | 2139 | 2120 | 2219 | 2346 | 2147 | 2317 | 2268 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 2305 | 1586 | 2196 | 1976 | 1909 | 2217 | 2535 | 2994 | 2893 | 2657 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2278 | 2321 | 2340 | 2348 |