Denain
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Denain | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′46″N 3°23′45″E / 50.3294°N 3.3958°ECoordinates: 50°19′46″N 3°23′45″E / 50.3294°N 3.3958°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Denain |
| Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Population2 | 20,100 |
| • Population2 Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59172 / 59220 |
| Elevation |
26–115 m (85–377 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
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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. | |
Denain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Former mayor Patrick Roy was also a deputy and became famous for the support to the heavy-metal music he expressed at the National Assembly on various occasions.
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The arms of Denain are blazoned : |
It is the largest of 39 communes which comprise the association of communes of Porte du Hainaut, with a total population of 147,989, as of 1999. Denain had a population of 20,360, on a land area of 11.52 km² (4.448 sq mi).
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denain. |
- Official website (in French)
