Anzin
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Coordinates: 50°22′20″N 3°30′18″E / 50.3722°N 3.505°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Anzin |
Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Michel Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 13,422 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Anzinois, Anzinoise |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59014 /59410 |
Elevation | 18–95 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. |
Anzin (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃zɛ̃]; older Dutch: Ansingen; West Flemish: Ansingn) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.[3] It lies on the Scheldt, 2.4 kilometres (1+1⁄2 mi) northwest of Valenciennes, of which it is a suburb.
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.[4] The commune's first coal layer of the area in 1734. The company of the mines of 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.[4]
Population
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Source: EHESS (1800-1999)[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Popular culture
Bertrand Tavernier directed his film Ça commence aujourd'hui in Anzin in 1999.
See also
Twin cities
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune d'Anzin (59014), INSEE
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anzin". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 158. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Anzin, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- See Reed G. Geiger, The Anzin Coal Company, 1830–1833. Univ of Delaware Press, 1974.
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