Saint-Gobain, Aisne

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

Saint-Gobain
Commune
Former mirror factory
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain Saint-Gobain
Coordinates: 49°35′48″N 3°22′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Tergnier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Mathieu[1]
Area ^1	29.73 km^2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	2,282
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.[3]

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%

Year Pop. ±% 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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain

• INSEE commune file