Quiévrechain
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Valenciennes-Est |
| Intercommunality | Valenciennes Métropole |
| Mayor | Michel Lefebvre (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 24–118 m (79–387 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,069 (1999) |
| - Density | 1,289 /km2 (3,340 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59484/ 59920 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 3°40′04″E / 50.3961°N 3.6678°E
Quiévrechain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Quiévrechain is a border town, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Valenciennes and 20 km (12 mi) from Mons, Belgium. Opposite is its Belgian sister town of Quiévrain.
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Population[edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1800 | 549 | — |
| 1806 | 443 | −19.3% |
| 1821 | 528 | +19.2% |
| 1831 | 672 | +27.3% |
| 1836 | 739 | +10.0% |
| 1841 | 786 | +6.4% |
| 1846 | 893 | +13.6% |
| 1851 | 888 | −0.6% |
| 1856 | 885 | −0.3% |
| 1861 | 988 | +11.6% |
| 1866 | 1,062 | +7.5% |
| 1872 | 1,076 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 1,214 | +12.8% |
| 1881 | 1,262 | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 1,401 | +11.0% |
| 1891 | 1,791 | +27.8% |
| 1896 | 2,155 | +20.3% |
| 1901 | 2,763 | +28.2% |
| 1906 | 3,558 | +28.8% |
| 1911 | 3,556 | −0.1% |
| 1921 | 3,604 | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 4,912 | +36.3% |
| 1931 | 6,282 | +27.9% |
| 1936 | 5,632 | −10.3% |
| 1946 | 5,487 | −2.6% |
| 1954 | 6,108 | +11.3% |
| 1962 | 6,332 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 7,102 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 7,269 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 7,186 | −1.1% |
| 1990 | 6,456 | −10.2% |
| 1999 | 6,072 | −5.9% |
| 2006 | 5,750 | −5.3% |
| 2009 | 5,843 | +1.6% |
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