Sin-le-Noble
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Sin-le-Noble | |
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The railway station building in Sin-le-Noble | |
![]() Location of Sin-le-Noble | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′47″N 3°06′47″E / 50.363°N 3.113°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Sin-le-Noble |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Dumont[1] |
Area 1 | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 16,076 |
| • Density | 1,394/km2 (3,611/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59569 /59450 |
| Elevation | 16–44 m (52–144 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sin-le-Noble (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lə nɔbl]; Picard: Sin-le-Nope) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 16,056 | — |
| 1975 | 18,664 | +2.17% |
| 1982 | 18,122 | −0.42% |
| 1990 | 16,472 | −1.19% |
| 1999 | 16,972 | +0.33% |
| 2007 | 16,746 | −0.17% |
| 2012 | 15,865 | −1.08% |
| 2017 | 15,682 | −0.23% |
| 2023 | 16,076 | +0.41% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
- Pierre-Jules Boulanger, born in 1885 in Sin-le-Noble: contributed in the manufacturing of the 2CV.
- Simonne Ratel (1900–1948), woman of letters, winner of the 1932 edition of the Prix Interallié.
- Maurice Allard, bassoonist, born in Sin-le-Noble (1923-2004)
