Auby
Auby | |
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_mairie_01.JPG) The town hall in Auby | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Auby  | |
  Auby  Auby | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′57″N 3°03′18″E / 50.4158°N 3.055°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | CA Douaisis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Freddy Kaczmarek |
| Area 1 | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | 7,327 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59028 /59950 |
| Elevation | 18–32 m (59–105 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auby is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the centre of Douai.
It is a centre of zinc production and home to a plant owned by Nyrstar.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 709 | — |
| 1800 | 762 | +7.5% |
| 1806 | 886 | +16.3% |
| 1821 | 887 | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 968 | +9.1% |
| 1836 | 953 | −1.5% |
| 1841 | 980 | +2.8% |
| 1846 | 1,020 | +4.1% |
| 1851 | 1,092 | +7.1% |
| 1856 | 1,092 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1,177 | +7.8% |
| 1866 | 1,253 | +6.5% |
| 1872 | 1,385 | +10.5% |
| 1876 | 2,049 | +47.9% |
| 1881 | 2,410 | +17.6% |
| 1886 | 2,277 | −5.5% |
| 1891 | 2,364 | +3.8% |
| 1896 | 2,685 | +13.6% |
| 1901 | 3,048 | +13.5% |
| 1906 | 3,445 | +13.0% |
| 1911 | 4,462 | +29.5% |
| 1921 | 4,745 | +6.3% |
| 1926 | 6,930 | +46.0% |
| 1931 | 7,506 | +8.3% |
| 1936 | 7,165 | −4.5% |
| 1946 | 7,227 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 8,579 | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 9,007 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 9,090 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 8,954 | −1.5% |
| 1982 | 8,630 | −3.6% |
| 1990 | 8,442 | −2.2% |
| 1999 | 7,962 | −5.7% |
| 2006 | 7,747 | −2.7% |
| 2009 | 7,585 | −2.1% |
| 2015 | 7,327 | −3.4% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Auby are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, an eagle sable, beaked and membered gules; 2&3: quarterly Or and sable.
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Aubergenville is twinned with:
See also
Auby J Curtis founder of A jc, started here before moving to Washington DC USA .
References
External links
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