Anzin
Anzin
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Country
• Mayor (2020–2026)
Pierre-Michel Bernard[1]
3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
13,422
• Density
3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Anzinois, Anzinoise
• Summer (DST)
INSEE/Postal code
Elevation
18–95 m (59–312 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Anzin (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃zɛ̃]; older Dutch: Ansingen; West Flemish: Ansingn) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.[3] It lies on the Scheldt, 2.4 kilometres (1+1⁄2 mi) northwest of Valenciennes, of which it is a suburb.
Anzin was once the centre of important coal mines of the Valenciennes basin belonging to the Anzin Company, the formation of which dates to 1717.[4] The commune's first coal layer of the area in 1734. The company of the mines of Anzin (Compagnie des mines d'Anzin) was created in 1757. In 1884 these mines were visited by Émile Zola, who based his novel Germinal upon his observations. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the metallurgical industries of the place were extensive, and included iron and copper founding and the manufacture of steam-engines, machinery, chain-cables and a great variety of heavy iron goods. There were also glass-works and breweries.[4]
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1699
248
—
1731
221
−0.36%
1793
2,982
+4.29%
1800
3,096
+0.54%
1806
3,338
+1.26%
1821
3,863
+0.98%
1831
4,255
+0.97%
1836
4,182
−0.35%
1841
4,191
+0.04%
1846
4,422
+1.08%
1851
5,006
+2.51%
1856
5,855
+3.18%
1861
6,305
+1.49%
1866
7,283
+2.93%
1872
7,990
+1.56%
1876
9,009
+3.05%
1881
10,043
+2.20%
1886
10,656
+1.19%
1891
11,538
+1.60%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1896
12,768
+2.05%
1901
14,444
+2.50%
1906
14,387
−0.08%
1911
14,439
+0.07%
1921
13,790
−0.46%
1926
15,300
+2.10%
1931
16,090
+1.01%
1936
14,804
−1.65%
1946
14,235
−0.39%
1954
15,658
+1.20%
1962
16,275
+0.48%
1968
15,634
−0.67%
1975
14,866
−0.72%
1982
14,602
−0.26%
1990
14,064
−0.47%
1999
14,052
−0.01%
2007
13,843
−0.19%
2012
13,407
−0.64%
2017
13,305
−0.15%
Bertrand Tavernier directed his film Ça commence aujourd'hui in Anzin in 1999.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anzin". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 158.
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