Gauchy

Gauchy is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Gauchy
Commune
The church of Gauchy
Location of Gauchy
Gauchy Gauchy
Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 3°16′14″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Saint-Quentin-3
Intercommunality	Saint-Quentin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Josette Henry
Area ^1	6.24 km^2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,276
• Density	850/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02340 /02430
Elevation	68–118 m (223–387 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 169 —     1800 298 +76.3% 1806 266 −10.7% 1821 322 +21.1% 1831 348 +8.1% 1836 340 −2.3% 1841 317 −6.8% 1846 351 +10.7% 1851 366 +4.3% 1856 392 +7.1% 1861 375 −4.3% 1866 413 +10.1% 1872 465 +12.6% 1876 517 +11.2% 1881 584 +13.0% 1886 662 +13.4% 1891 635 −4.1% 1896 617 −2.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 569 −7.8% 1906 504 −11.4% 1911 507 +0.6% 1921 574 +13.2% 1926 2,529 +340.6% 1931 3,078 +21.7% 1936 2,451 −20.4% 1946 2,672 +9.0% 1954 3,112 +16.5% 1962 3,503 +12.6% 1968 4,218 +20.4% 1975 5,663 +34.3% 1982 5,612 −0.9% 1990 5,736 +2.2% 1999 5,604 −2.3% 2008 5,593 −0.2% 2012 5,356 −4.2%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.