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

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Saint-Gobain
Commune
Former mirror factory
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Gobain
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Coordinates: 49°35′48″N 3°22′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Tergnier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Mathieu[1]
Area 1	29.73 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,294
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02680 /02410
Elevation	53–207 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.

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

Toponymy

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]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,023 —     1800 2,013 −0.07% 1806 2,119 +0.86% 1821 2,339 +0.66% 1831 2,338 −0.00% 1836 2,378 +0.34% 1841 2,256 −1.05% 1846 2,186 −0.63% 1851 2,210 +0.22% 1856 2,374 +1.44% 1861 2,261 −0.97% 1866 2,190 −0.64% 1872 2,133 −0.44% 1876 2,193 +0.70% 1881 2,120 −0.67% 1886 2,219 +0.92% 1891 2,346 +1.12% 1896 2,147 −1.76%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,317 +1.54% 1906 2,268 −0.43% 1911 2,305 +0.32% 1921 1,586 −3.67% 1926 2,196 +6.72% 1931 1,976 −2.09% 1936 1,909 −0.69% 1946 2,217 +1.51% 1954 2,535 +1.69% 1962 2,994 +2.10% 1968 2,893 −0.57% 1975 2,657 −1.21% 1982 2,278 −2.17% 1990 2,321 +0.23% 1999 2,340 +0.09% 2007 2,348 +0.04% 2012 2,300 −0.41% 2017 2,282 −0.16%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

Bibliography

• Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.

На других языках

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- [en] Saint-Gobain, Aisne

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[es] Saint-Gobain (Aisne)

Saint-Gobain es una población y comuna francesa, en la región de Picardía, departamento de Aisne, en el distrito de Laon y cantón de La Fère.

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[ru] Сен-Гобен (Эна)

Сен-Гобе́н (фр. Saint-Gobain) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Пикардия. Своё имя берёт от ирландского святого (Gobain), погибшего в VII веке в этих местах от рук язычников. В 1692 году здесь был основан стекольный завод, давший название компании Saint-Gobain. Департамент коммуны — Эна. Входит в состав кантона Тернье. Округ коммуны — Лан.

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