Gauchy

Gauchy
Commune
The church of Gauchy
Location of Gauchy
Gauchy Location within France Gauchy Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 3°16′14″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Saint-Quentin-3
Intercommunality	CA Saint-Quentinois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Weber
Area 1	6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	5,183
• Density	831/km2 (2,150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02340 /02430
Elevation	68–118 m (223–387 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gauchy (French pronunciation: [ɡoʃi]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	169	—
1800	298	+8.44%
1806	266	−1.88%
1821	322	+1.28%
1831	348	+0.78%
1836	340	−0.46%
1841	317	−1.39%
1846	351	+2.06%
1851	366	+0.84%
1856	392	+1.38%
1861	375	−0.88%
1866	413	+1.95%
1872	465	+2.00%
1876	517	+2.69%
1881	584	+2.47%
1886	662	+2.54%
1891	635	−0.83%
1896	617	−0.57%
1901	569	−1.61%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	504	−2.40%
1911	507	+0.12%
1921	574	+1.25%
1926	2,529	+34.53%
1931	3,078	+4.01%
1936	2,451	−4.45%
1946	2,672	+0.87%
1954	3,112	+1.92%
1962	3,503	+1.49%
1968	4,218	+3.14%
1975	5,663	+4.30%
1982	5,612	−0.13%
1990	5,736	+0.27%
1999	5,621	−0.22%
2007	5,678	+0.13%
2012	5,356	−1.16%
2017	5,276	−0.30%
2023	5,183	−0.30%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department