Aubers

Aubers
Commune
The town hall in Aubers
The town hall in Aubers
Coat of arms of Aubers
Coat of arms
Location of Aubers
Map
Aubers is located in France
Aubers
Aubers
Aubers is located in Hauts-de-France
Aubers
Aubers
Coordinates: 50°35′46″N 2°49′33″E / 50.5961°N 2.8258°E / 50.5961; 2.8258
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Leclercq[1]
Area
1
10.14 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,722
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59025 /59249
Elevation18–41 m (59–135 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aubers (French pronunciation: [obɛʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Lille. The parish church is dedicated to St Vaast.

It was the site of a major World War I battle, the Battle of Aubers, during 1915.

Aubers is twinned with the English town of Wadhurst.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 891—    
1975 908+0.27%
1982 1,311+5.39%
1990 1,571+2.29%
1999 1,584+0.09%
2009 1,521−0.41%
2014 1,562+0.53%
2020 1,698+1.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Aubers
Arms of Aubers
 The arms of Aubers are blazoned :
Gules, a cross Or.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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