Saint-Gobain, Aisne

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CountryFrance
Area
1
29.73 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
2,288
Saint-Gobain
Former mirror factory
Former mirror factory
Coat of arms of Saint-Gobain
Location of Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain is located in France
Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain
Coordinates: 49°35′48″N 3°22′33″E / 49.5967°N 3.3759°E / 49.5967; 3.3759
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonTergnier
IntercommunalityCA Chauny Tergnier La Fère
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Frédéric Mathieu[1]
Area
1
29.73 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,288
  Density76.96/km2 (199.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02680 /02410
Elevation53–207 m (174–679 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gobain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡɔbɛ̃]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.[3]

In 1692, a glass factory was built at the village of Saint-Gobain, giving its name to the Saint-Gobain company.[4]

The settlement, attested as Sanctus Gobanus in 1131, is named after the Irish monk Saint Gobain. Gobanus is a Latinized form of the Celtic personal name Gobanos, meaning 'smith'.[5]

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