Auby

Auby is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the centre of Douai.

Auby
The town hall in Auby
Coat of arms
Location of Auby
Auby
Auby
Coordinates: 50°24′57″N 3°03′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonOrchies
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération du Douaisis
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Freddy Kaczmarek
Area
1
7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,274
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59028 /59950
Elevation18–32 m (59–105 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a centre of zinc production and home to a plant owned by Nyrstar.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 709    
1800 762+7.5%
1806 886+16.3%
1821 887+0.1%
1831 968+9.1%
1836 953−1.5%
1841 980+2.8%
1846 1,020+4.1%
1851 1,092+7.1%
1856 1,092+0.0%
1861 1,177+7.8%
1866 1,253+6.5%
1872 1,385+10.5%
1876 2,049+47.9%
1881 2,410+17.6%
1886 2,277−5.5%
1891 2,364+3.8%
1896 2,685+13.6%
1901 3,048+13.5%
1906 3,445+13.0%
1911 4,462+29.5%
1921 4,745+6.3%
1926 6,930+46.0%
1931 7,506+8.3%
1936 7,165−4.5%
1946 7,227+0.9%
1954 8,579+18.7%
1962 9,007+5.0%
1968 9,090+0.9%
1975 8,954−1.5%
1982 8,630−3.6%
1990 8,442−2.2%
1999 7,962−5.7%
2004 7,845−1.5%
2006 7,747−1.2%
2009 7,585−2.1%
2014 7,320−3.5%
2015 7,327+0.1%

Heraldry

Arms of Auby
The arms of Auby are blazoned :
Quarterly 1&4: Argent, an eagle sable, beaked and membered gules; 2&3: quarterly Or and sable.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Aubergenville is twinned with:

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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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