Auby
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Auby | |
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_mairie_01.JPG) The town hall in Auby | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Auby | |
  Auby  Auby | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′57″N 3°03′18″E / 50.4158°N 3.055°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Charles[1] |
Area 1 | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,083 |
| • Density | 995/km2 (2,580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59028 /59950 |
| Elevation | 18–32 m (59–105 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auby is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the centre of Douai.
It is a centre of zinc production and home to a plant owned by Nyrstar.
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Heraldry
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The arms of Auby are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, an eagle sable, beaked and membered gules; 2&3: quarterly Or and sable.
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