Sains-du-Nord

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sains-du-Nord

(2020–2026) Christine Basquin^[1]Area

16.03 km² (6.19 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,779 • Density170/km² (450/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59525 /59177

Elevation163–234 m (535–768 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sains-du-Nord is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,545	—
1975	3,424	−0.49%
1982	3,373	−0.21%
1990	3,219	−0.58%
1999	3,148	−0.25%
2007	3,058	−0.36%
2012	2,981	−0.51%
2017	2,892	−0.60%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Sains-du-Nord are blazoned :

Argent, a boar's head erased sable, armed argent langued gules. (Liessies, Sains-du-Nord and Sémeries use the same arms.)

References

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