Beuvrages

Beuvrages
Commune
The town hall in Beuvrages
Coat of arms
Location of Beuvrages
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Coordinates: 50°23′12″N 3°30′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Anzin
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ali Benyahia
Area 1	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,784
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59079 /59192
Elevation	18–34 m (59–112 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.

Beuvrages (French pronunciation: [bøvʁaʒ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 702 —     1806 681 −0.50% 1821 751 +0.65% 1831 865 +1.42% 1836 870 +0.12% 1841 950 +1.77% 1846 1,043 +1.89% 1851 1,128 +1.58% 1856 1,195 +1.16% 1861 1,303 +1.75% 1866 1,380 +1.15% 1872 1,400 +0.24% 1876 1,448 +0.85% 1881 1,513 +0.88% 1886 1,526 +0.17% 1891 1,677 +1.91% 1896 1,651 −0.31% 1901 1,740 +1.06%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,760 +0.23% 1911 2,125 +3.84% 1921 2,121 −0.02% 1926 2,315 +1.77% 1931 2,698 +3.11% 1936 2,888 +1.37% 1946 2,918 +0.10% 1954 3,236 +1.30% 1962 4,718 +4.83% 1968 8,042 +9.30% 1975 8,485 +0.77% 1982 8,560 +0.13% 1990 8,042 −0.78% 1999 7,673 −0.52% 2007 6,986 −1.17% 2012 6,696 −0.84% 2017 6,740 +0.13%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Beuvrages

The arms of Beuvrages are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Azure, in bend sinister 3 arrows bendwise Or; 2&3: Bendy argent and gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department