Bachant
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  Bachant | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Bachant | ||
| Coordinates: 50°12′55″N 3°51′55″E / 50.2153°N 3.8653°ECoordinates: 50°12′55″N 3°51′55″E / 50.2153°N 3.8653°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Berlaimont | |
| Intercommunality | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Gandibleux | |
| Area1 | 9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 2,393 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59041 / 59138 | |
| Elevation |
127–169 m (417–554 ft) (avg. 142 m or 466 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Bachant is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 399 | — |
| 1800 | 487 | +22.1% |
| 1806 | 536 | +10.1% |
| 1821 | 612 | +14.2% |
| 1831 | 674 | +10.1% |
| 1836 | 688 | +2.1% |
| 1841 | 744 | +8.1% |
| 1846 | 788 | +5.9% |
| 1851 | 824 | +4.6% |
| 1856 | 867 | +5.2% |
| 1861 | 895 | +3.2% |
| 1866 | 931 | +4.0% |
| 1872 | 964 | +3.5% |
| 1876 | 935 | −3.0% |
| 1881 | 976 | +4.4% |
| 1886 | 1,004 | +2.9% |
| 1891 | 1,006 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 1,036 | +3.0% |
| 1901 | 1,053 | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 1,052 | −0.1% |
| 1911 | 1,124 | +6.8% |
| 1921 | 1,274 | +13.3% |
| 1926 | 1,684 | +32.2% |
| 1931 | 1,959 | +16.3% |
| 1936 | 2,084 | +6.4% |
| 1946 | 1,224 | −41.3% |
| 1954 | 2,054 | +67.8% |
| 1962 | 2,568 | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 2,750 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 2,692 | −2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,534 | −5.9% |
| 1990 | 2,498 | −1.4% |
| 1999 | 2,385 | −4.5% |
| 2006 | 2,400 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,393 | −0.3% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Bachant are blazoned : Gules, a chevron Or between 3 trefoils argent. (Bachant and Vieux-Mesnil use the same arms.) |
See also
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