Quiévrechain

Quiévrechain
Commune
Former train station and border crossing
Coat of arms
Location of Quiévrechain
Quiévrechain Quiévrechain
Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 3°40′04″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Marly
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Griner
Area 1	4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,208
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59484 /59920
Elevation	24–118 m (79–387 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Quiévrechain is a border town, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Valenciennes and 20 km (12 mi) from Mons, Belgium. Opposite is its Belgian sister town of Quiévrain.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 549 —     1806 443 −3.51% 1821 528 +1.18% 1831 672 +2.44% 1836 739 +1.92% 1841 786 +1.24% 1846 893 +2.59% 1851 888 −0.11% 1856 885 −0.07% 1861 988 +2.23% 1866 1,062 +1.46% 1872 1,076 +0.22% 1876 1,214 +3.06% 1881 1,262 +0.78% 1886 1,401 +2.11% 1891 1,791 +5.03% 1896 2,155 +3.77% 1901 2,763 +5.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 3,558 +5.19% 1911 3,556 −0.01% 1921 3,604 +0.13% 1926 4,912 +6.39% 1931 6,282 +5.04% 1936 5,632 −2.16% 1946 5,487 −0.26% 1954 6,108 +1.35% 1962 6,332 +0.45% 1968 7,102 +1.93% 1975 7,269 +0.33% 1982 7,186 −0.16% 1990 6,456 −1.33% 1999 6,069 −0.68% 2007 5,705 −0.77% 2012 6,263 +1.88% 2017 6,366 +0.33%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department