Arleux

Arleux
Arleux
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Arleux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Arleux
Intercommunality	Douaisis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Masclet
Area1	11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	2,776
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

The Sensée River joins the Canal du Nord at Arleux.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,535	—
1800	1,460	−4.9%
1806	1,636	+12.1%
1821	1,839	+12.4%
1831	1,744	−5.2%
1836	1,755	+0.6%
1841	1,721	−1.9%
1846	1,685	−2.1%
1851	1,557	−7.6%
1856	1,528	−1.9%
1861	1,660	+8.6%
1866	1,640	−1.2%
1872	1,675	+2.1%
1876	1,688	+0.8%
1881	1,723	+2.1%
1886	1,686	−2.1%
1891	1,682	−0.2%
1896	1,723	+2.4%
1901	1,639	−4.9%
1906	1,580	−3.6%
1911	1,738	+10.0%
1921	1,264	−27.3%
1926	1,622	+28.3%
1931	1,724	+6.3%
1936	1,657	−3.9%
1946	1,789	+8.0%
1954	1,800	+0.6%
1962	1,961	+8.9%
1968	2,214	+12.9%
1975	2,225	+0.5%
1982	2,605	+17.1%
1990	2,656	+2.0%
1999	2,570	−3.2%
2006	2,467	−4.0%
2009	2,776	+12.5%

Heraldry

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file