Thiant
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Thiant (French pronunciation: [tjɑ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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The church in Thiant | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Thiant | |
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| Coordinates: 50°18′23″N 3°26′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
| Intercommunality | CA Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Marc Wattiez[1] |
Area 1 | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,914 |
| • Density | 347/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59589 /59224 |
| Elevation | 26–72 m (85–236 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 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 | 2,925 | — |
| 1975 | 2,699 | −1.14% |
| 1982 | 2,635 | −0.34% |
| 1990 | 2,593 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 2,568 | −0.11% |
| 2007 | 2,534 | −0.17% |
| 2012 | 2,619 | +0.66% |
| 2017 | 2,917 | +2.18% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Thiant are blazoned : Vert, billetty, a lion argent, armed and langued gules. (Thiant and Aubry-du-Hainaut use the same arms.)
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