Anhiers

Anhiers

Former coal mine

Coat of arms
Anhiers

Coordinates: 50°24′27″N 3°09′24″E / 50.4075°N 3.1567°E / 50.4075; 3.1567Coordinates: 50°24′27″N 3°09′24″E / 50.4075°N 3.1567°E / 50.4075; 3.1567
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Douai-Nord
Intercommunality Douaisis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Achille Delporte
Area1 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 976
  Density 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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%
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%

Heraldry

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

References

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