Bertry

Bertry
Commune
The church in Bertry
Coat of arms
Location of Bertry
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Coordinates: 50°05′16″N 3°26′36″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Olivier
Area 1	8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,148
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59074 /59980
Elevation	119–152 m (390–499 ft) (avg. 131 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bertry (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁi]) is a commune in the Nord, which is known as the most populous department in northern France. Bertry station has rail connections to Douai and Saint-Quentin.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,169 —     1821 1,332 +0.47% 1846 2,273 +2.16% 1872 3,010 +1.09% 1901 3,031 +0.02% 1926 3,009 −0.03% 1946 2,640 −0.65% 1962 2,657 +0.04%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,526 −0.84% 1975 2,295 −1.36% 1982 2,089 −1.33% 1990 2,119 +0.18% 1999 2,257 +0.70% 2007 2,212 −0.25% 2012 2,255 +0.39% 2017 2,177 −0.70%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Bertry

The arms of Bertry are blazoned : Azure, a chevron between 2 mullets of 6 and a trefoil Or. (Bertry and Troisvilles use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department