Aix, Nord

Aix

Coat of arms
Aix

Coordinates: 50°29′27″N 3°17′29″E / 50.4908°N 3.2914°ECoordinates: 50°29′27″N 3°17′29″E / 50.4908°N 3.2914°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Orchies
Intercommunality Espace en Pévèle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Luc Detavernier
Area1 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,090
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59004 / 59310
Elevation 22–47 m (72–154 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)

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.

Aix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Lille.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 773—    
1800 695−10.1%
1806 787+13.2%
1821 939+19.3%
1831 962+2.4%
1836 960−0.2%
1841 987+2.8%
1846 975−1.2%
1851 996+2.2%
1856 1,018+2.2%
1861 1,021+0.3%
1866 990−3.0%
1872 983−0.7%
1876 955−2.8%
1881 930−2.6%
1886 1,017+9.4%
1891 979−3.7%
1896 954−2.6%
1901 939−1.6%
1906 911−3.0%
1911 891−2.2%
1921 765−14.1%
1926 742−3.0%
1931 718−3.2%
1936 717−0.1%
1946 702−2.1%
1954 712+1.4%
1962 658−7.6%
1968 579−12.0%
1975 644+11.2%
1982 690+7.1%
1990 777+12.6%
1999 932+19.9%
2006 1,043+11.9%
2009 1,090+4.5%

Heraldry

 The arms of Aix are blazoned :

Gules, a lion Or, armed, langued and crowned azure. (Aix-en-Pévèle, Emmerin, and Haubourdin use the same arms.)

See also

References

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