Bachant
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Bachant | |
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_mairie.jpg) Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bachant  | |
  Bachant  Bachant | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′55″N 3°51′55″E / 50.2153°N 3.8653°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Aulnoye-Aymeries |
| Intercommunality | Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Zélani[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,258 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59041 /59138 |
| Elevation | 127–169 m (417–554 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bachant (French pronunciation: [baʃɑ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,750 | — |
| 1975 | 2,692 | −0.30% |
| 1982 | 2,534 | −0.86% |
| 1990 | 2,498 | −0.18% |
| 1999 | 2,368 | −0.59% |
| 2007 | 2,387 | +0.10% |
| 2012 | 2,392 | +0.04% |
| 2017 | 2,324 | −0.58% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
[edit] | The arms of Bachant are blazoned : Gules, a chevron Or between 3 trefoils argent. (Bachant and Vieux-Mesnil use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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