Prouvy
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Prouvy (French pronunciation: [pʁuvi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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The town hall in Prouvy | |
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 Location of Prouvy | |
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| Coordinates: 50°19′16″N 3°27′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Choain[1] |
Area 1 | 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,178 |
| • Density | 494/km2 (1,280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59475 /59121 |
| Elevation | 25–62 m (82–203 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,235 | — |
| 1975 | 2,168 | −0.43% |
| 1982 | 2,133 | −0.23% |
| 1990 | 2,474 | +1.87% |
| 1999 | 2,375 | −0.45% |
| 2007 | 2,386 | +0.06% |
| 2012 | 2,269 | −1.00% |
| 2017 | 2,282 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Prouvy are blazoned : Or, a tressure flory vert, overall a fess gules fretty argent.
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