Anzin

Anzin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the Scheldt, 2.4 kilometres (1 12 mi) northwest of Valenciennes, of which it is a suburb.

Anzin
Sainte Barbe
Coat of arms
Location of Anzin
Anzin
Anzin
Coordinates: 50°22′20″N 3°30′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonAnzin
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Pierre-Michel Bernard
Area
1
3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
13,305
  Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59014 /59410
Elevation18–95 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.

History

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.[2] The commune's first coal layer of the area in 1734. The company of the mines of John 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.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1699248    
1731221−10.9%
17932,982+1249.3%
18003,096+3.8%
18063,338+7.8%
18213,863+15.7%
18314,255+10.1%
18364,182−1.7%
18414,191+0.2%
18464,422+5.5%
18515,006+13.2%
18565,855+17.0%
18616,305+7.7%
18667,283+15.5%
18727,990+9.7%
18769,009+12.8%
188110,043+11.5%
188610,656+6.1%
189111,538+8.3%
189612,768+10.7%
190114,444+13.1%
190614,387−0.4%
191114,439+0.4%
192113,790−4.5%
192615,300+10.9%
193116,090+5.2%
193614,804−8.0%
194614,235−3.8%
195415,658+10.0%
196216,275+3.9%
196815,634−3.9%
197514,866−4.9%
198214,602−1.8%
199014,064−3.7%
199914,058−0.0%
200614,051−0.0%
200913,646−2.9%
201113,479−1.2%
201513,587+0.8%

Bertrand Tavernier directed his film Ça commence aujourd'hui in Anzin in 1999.

See also

Twin cities

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anzin". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 158.
  • INSEE commune file
  • See Reed G. Geiger, The Anzin Coal Company, 1830–1833. Univ of Delaware Press, 1974.



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