Anhiers

Anhiers
Commune
Former coal mine
Coat of arms
Location of Anhiers
Anhiers Anhiers
Coordinates: 50°24′27″N 3°09′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nadine Mortelette-Vahé
Area 1	1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	893
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59007 /59194
Elevation	17–22 m (56–72 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 231 —     1800 246 +6.5% 1806 299 +21.5% 1821 348 +16.4% 1831 347 −0.3% 1836 385 +11.0% 1841 384 −0.3% 1846 400 +4.2% 1851 421 +5.2% 1856 413 −1.9% 1861 410 −0.7% 1866 465 +13.4% 1872 436 −6.2% 1876 451 +3.4% 1881 418 −7.3% 1886 421 +0.7% 1891 409 −2.9% 1896 428 +4.6% 1901 617 +44.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1906 690 +11.8% 1911 733 +6.2% 1921 617 −15.8% 1926 656 +6.3% 1931 669 +2.0% 1936 684 +2.2% 1946 727 +6.3% 1954 908 +24.9% 1962 888 −2.2% 1968 777 −12.5% 1975 754 −3.0% 1982 687 −8.9% 1990 954 +38.9% 1999 986 +3.4% 2006 993 +0.7% 2009 976 −1.7% 2014 927 −5.0% 2015 916 −1.2%

Heraldry

Arms of Anhiers

The arms of Anhiers are blazoned : Per fess Or and azure, 3 fleurs de lys counterchanged. (Anhiers and Merville use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department