Guesnain

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Guesnain

(2020–2026) Maryline Lucas^[1]Area

4.05 km² (1.56 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,656 • Density1,100/km² (3,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59276 /59287

Elevation20–42 m (66–138 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guesnain (French pronunciation: [ɡenɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,716	—
1975	4,703	−0.04%
1982	5,076	+1.10%
1990	5,048	−0.07%
1999	4,882	−0.37%
2007	4,605	−0.73%
2012	4,692	+0.38%
2017	4,677	−0.06%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Guesnain are blazoned :

Argent, 3 chevrons sable. (Erchin and Guesnain use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE