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Arleux

Arleux (French pronunciation: [aʁlø]) is a commune in the Nord département in northern France.^[3]

Key Information

Arleux
Commune
The town hall in Arleux
Coat of arms
Location of Arleux
Arleux Show map of France Arleux Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°16′51″N 3°06′25″E / 50.2808°N 3.1069°E / 50.2808; 3.1069
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Aniche
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Vandeville^[1]
Area ¹	11.10 km² (4.29 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	3,148
• Density	283.6/km² (734.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59015 /59151
Elevation	32–71 m (105–233 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Sensée joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,535	—
1821	1,839	+0.65%
1846	1,685	−0.35%
1872	1,675	−0.02%
1901	1,639	−0.07%
1926	1,622	−0.04%
1946	1,789	+0.49%
1962	1,961	+0.58%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,214	+2.04%
1975	2,225	+0.07%
1982	2,605	+2.28%
1990	2,656	+0.24%
1999	2,567	−0.38%
2007	2,435	−0.66%
2012	2,982	+4.14%
2017	3,219	+1.54%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Arleux	The arms of Arleux are blazoned : Argent, 3 towers gules.

See also

Communes of the Nord department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arleux, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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