Louvroil
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Louvroil | |
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 The town hall | |
_(Nord).svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Louvroil | |
  Louvroil Location within France  Louvroil Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′54″N 3°57′36″E / 50.265°N 3.960°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Maubeuge |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Giuseppe Ascone[1] |
Area 1 | 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,294 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59365 /59720 |
| Elevation | 122–175 m (400–574 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Louvroil (French pronunciation: [luvʁwal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It lies adjacent to the southwest of Maubeuge.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 6,891 | — |
| 1975 | 8,005 | +2.16% |
| 1982 | 8,208 | +0.36% |
| 1990 | 7,349 | −1.37% |
| 1999 | 7,251 | −0.15% |
| 2007 | 6,904 | −0.61% |
| 2012 | 6,637 | −0.79% |
| 2017 | 6,481 | −0.47% |
| 2023 | 6,294 | −0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The traditional arms of Louvroil are blazoned : Or, a double headed eagle sable, beaked and membered Or, langued gules. (Louvroil and Mecquignies use the same arms.).[5]
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The arms of Louvroil that the town currently uses are blazoned : Azure, a double-headed eagle Or.
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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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Newgaso - Toute l'actu rien que l'actu".
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