Gauchy

Gauchy
Location of Gauchy
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Saint-Quentin-Sud
Intercommunality	Saint-Quentin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Josette Henry
Area 1	6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	5,356
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02340 /02430
Elevation	68–118 m (223–387 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gauchy is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	169	—
1800	298	+76.3%
1806	266	−10.7%
1821	322	+21.1%
1831	348	+8.1%
1836	340	−2.3%
1841	317	−6.8%
1846	351	+10.7%
1851	366	+4.3%
1856	392	+7.1%
1861	375	−4.3%
1866	413	+10.1%
1872	465	+12.6%
1876	517	+11.2%
1881	584	+13.0%
1886	662	+13.4%
1891	635	−4.1%
1896	617	−2.8%
1901	569	−7.8%
1906	504	−11.4%
1911	507	+0.6%
1921	574	+13.2%
1926	2,529	+340.6%
1931	3,078	+21.7%
1936	2,451	−20.4%
1946	2,672	+9.0%
1954	3,112	+16.5%
1962	3,503	+12.6%
1968	4,218	+20.4%
1975	5,663	+34.3%
1982	5,612	−0.9%
1990	5,736	+2.2%
1999	5,604	−2.3%
2008	5,593	−0.2%
2012	5,356	−4.2%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE