Petite-Forêt (French pronunciation: [pətit fɔʁɛ], literally Little Forest) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Petite-Forêt | |
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_city_limit_sign.JPG) The road into Petite-Forêt | |
Location of Petite-Forêt  | |
  Petite-Forêt  Petite-Forêt | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′19″N 3°28′32″E / 50.3719°N 3.4756°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandrine Gombert[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,058 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59459 /59494 |
| Elevation | 26–55 m (85–180 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,946 | — |
| 1975 | 3,422 | +2.16% |
| 1982 | 3,757 | +1.34% |
| 1990 | 5,293 | +4.38% |
| 1999 | 5,251 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 4,928 | −0.79% |
| 2012 | 4,892 | −0.15% |
| 2017 | 4,877 | −0.06% |
| 2020 | 5,080 | +1.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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