Bertry

Bertry (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁi]) is a commune in the Nord, which is known as the most populous department in northern France.^[3] Bertry station has rail connections to Douai and Saint-Quentin.

Bertry
Commune
The church in Bertry
Coat of arms
Location of Bertry
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Coordinates: 50°05′16″N 3°26′36″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Olivier[1]
Area 1	8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,148
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59074 /59980
Elevation	119–152 m (390–499 ft) (avg. 131 m or 430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,169 —     1821 1,332 +0.47% 1846 2,273 +2.16% 1872 3,010 +1.09% 1901 3,031 +0.02% 1926 3,009 −0.03% 1946 2,640 −0.65% 1962 2,657 +0.04%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,526 −0.84% 1975 2,295 −1.36% 1982 2,089 −1.33% 1990 2,119 +0.18% 1999 2,257 +0.70% 2007 2,212 −0.25% 2012 2,255 +0.39% 2017 2,177 −0.70%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Bertry

The arms of Bertry are blazoned : Azure, a chevron between 2 mullets of 6 and a trefoil Or. (Bertry and Troisvilles use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bertry, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE