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Saint-Gobain, Aisne

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Saint-Gobain
Former mirror factory
Former mirror factory
Location of Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain is located in France
Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain
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Coordinates: 49°35′48′′N 3°22′33′′E / 49.5967°N 3.3759°E / 49.5967; 3.3759
CountryFrance
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Laon
Canton Tergnier
Intercommunality CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Mathieu[1]
Area
1
29.73 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,313
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02680 /02410
Elevation53–207 m (174–679 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gobain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ɡɔbɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.[3]

In 1692, a glass factory was built at the village of Saint-Gobain, giving its name to the Saint-Gobain company.[4]

Toponymy

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The settlement, attested as Sanctus Gobanus in 1131, is named after the Irish monk Saint Gobain. Gobanus is a Latinized form of the Celtic personal name Gobanos , meaning 'smith'.[5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,023—    
1800 2,013−0.07%
1806 2,119+0.86%
1821 2,339+0.66%
1831 2,338−0.00%
1836 2,378+0.34%
1841 2,256−1.05%
1846 2,186−0.63%
1851 2,210+0.22%
1856 2,374+1.44%
1861 2,261−0.97%
1866 2,190−0.64%
1872 2,133−0.44%
1876 2,193+0.70%
1881 2,120−0.67%
1886 2,219+0.92%
1891 2,346+1.12%
1896 2,147−1.76%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,317+1.54%
1906 2,268−0.43%
1911 2,305+0.32%
1921 1,586−3.67%
1926 2,196+6.72%
1931 1,976−2.09%
1936 1,909−0.69%
1946 2,217+1.51%
1954 2,535+1.69%
1962 2,994+2.10%
1968 2,893−0.57%
1975 2,657−1.21%
1982 2,278−2.17%
1990 2,321+0.23%
1999 2,340+0.09%
2007 2,348+0.04%
2012 2,300−0.41%
2017 2,282−0.16%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Commune de Saint-Gobain (02680), INSEE
  4. ^ Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
  5. ^ Delamarre 2003, p. 182.
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Gobain, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Bibliography

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Aisne Communes of the Aisne department


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