Baives

Baives
Commune

Coat of arms
Baives

Coordinates: 50°03′49″N 4°12′14″E / 50.0636°N 4.2039°E / 50.0636; 4.2039Coordinates: 50°03′49″N 4°12′14″E / 50.0636°N 4.2039°E / 50.0636; 4.2039
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Intercommunality Guide du pays de Trélon
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Gary
Area1 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 156
 • Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59045 /59132
Elevation 184–239 m (604–784 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 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.

Baives is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Fourmies and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 300—    
1800 185−38.3%
1806 277+49.7%
1821 272−1.8%
1831 333+22.4%
1836 324−2.7%
1841 320−1.2%
1846 308−3.7%
1851 318+3.2%
1856 311−2.2%
1861 283−9.0%
1866 270−4.6%
1872 248−8.1%
1876 233−6.0%
1881 256+9.9%
1886 234−8.6%
1891 216−7.7%
1896 227+5.1%
1901 220−3.1%
1906 237+7.7%
1911 214−9.7%
1921 228+6.5%
1926 218−4.4%
1931 191−12.4%
1936 203+6.3%
1946 190−6.4%
1954 174−8.4%
1962 206+18.4%
1968 193−6.3%
1975 151−21.8%
1982 123−18.5%
1990 129+4.9%
1999 141+9.3%
2006 152+7.8%
2009 156+2.6%

Heraldry

 The arms of Baives are blazoned :

Gules, 2 fesses embattled counterembattled argent, overall on a canton Gules, 3 pales vair and a chief Or. (Baives and Willies use the same arms.)

See also

References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baives.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.