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

Gauchy
The church of Gauchy
The church of Gauchy
Location of Gauchy
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Gauchy is located in France
Gauchy
Gauchy
Gauchy is located in Hauts-de-France
Gauchy
Gauchy
Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 3°16′14″E / 49.825°N 3.2706°E / 49.825; 3.2706
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonSaint-Quentin-3
IntercommunalityCA Saint-Quentinois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Weber[1]
Area
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6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,204
 • Density830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02340 /02430
Elevation68–118 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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 569−1.61%
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%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gauchy, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE