Quarouble
Quarouble | |
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 The town hall in Quarouble | |
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Location of Quarouble  | |
  Quarouble  Quarouble | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′23″N 3°37′26″E / 50.3897°N 3.6239°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Marly |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Delannoy[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,131 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59479 /59243 |
| Elevation | 16–51 m (52–167 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quarouble (French pronunciation: [kaʁubl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Heraldry
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The arms of Quarouble are blazoned : Azure, a saltire between 4 mascles argent.
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,420 | — |
| 1975 | 3,404 | −0.07% |
| 1982 | 3,365 | −0.16% |
| 1990 | 3,277 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 3,303 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 3,180 | −0.47% |
| 2012 | 3,058 | −0.78% |
| 2017 | 2,992 | −0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
1954 incident
[edit]An alien encounter was reported in the commune in 1954; see Marius Dewilde. Calcinated rock was reportedly found at the site of the incident and some witnesses reported experiencing missing time.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[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
- ^ Strieber, Whitley (2008) [1987]. "Six: A Structure in the Air - Science, History, and Secret Knowledge". Communion (Paperback). HarperCollins. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-06-147418-7.
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