Saint-Gobain, Aisne

Saint-Gobain
Former mirror factory
Coat of arms
Saint-Gobain
Location within Picardy region  Saint-Gobain
Coordinates: 49°35′48″N 3°22′33″E / 49.5967°N 3.3759°ECoordinates: 49°35′48″N 3°22′33″E / 49.5967°N 3.3759°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	La Fère
Intercommunality	Villes d'Oyse
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Guy Paquin
Area^1	29.73 km^2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	2,300
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02680 / 02410
Elevation	53–207 m (174–679 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
^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.

Saint-Gobain is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

Named after martyr Saint Gobain, who was murdered by non-Christian raiders in this region in the year 670 AD. In 1692, a glass factory was built at the village of Saint-Gobain, giving its name to the Saint-Gobain company.^[1]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,023	—
1800	2,013	−0.5%
1806	2,119	+5.3%
1821	2,339	+10.4%
1831	2,338	−0.0%
1836	2,378	+1.7%
1841	2,256	−5.1%
1846	2,186	−3.1%
1851	2,210	+1.1%
1856	2,374	+7.4%
1861	2,261	−4.8%
1866	2,190	−3.1%
1872	2,133	−2.6%
1876	2,139	+0.3%
1881	2,120	−0.9%
1886	2,219	+4.7%
1891	2,346	+5.7%
1896	2,147	−8.5%
1901	2,317	+7.9%
1906	2,268	−2.1%
1911	2,305	+1.6%
1921	1,586	−31.2%
1926	2,196	+38.5%
1931	1,976	−10.0%
1936	1,909	−3.4%
1946	2,217	+16.1%
1954	2,535	+14.3%
1962	2,994	+18.1%
1968	2,893	−3.4%
1975	2,657	−8.2%
1982	2,278	−14.3%
1990	2,321	+1.9%
1999	2,340	+0.8%
2008	2,348	+0.3%
2012	2,300	−2.0%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

1. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

• INSEE commune file