Tergnier
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Tergnier
Coat of arms
Location of Tergnier
Tergnier is located in France
Tergnier
Tergnier
Tergnier is located in Hauts-de-France
Tergnier
Tergnier
Coordinates: 49°39′23″N 3°17′18″E / 49.6564°N 3.2883°E / 49.6564; 3.2883
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonTergnier
IntercommunalityCA Chauny Tergnier La Fère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Carreau[1] (PCF)
Area
1
17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
13,431
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02738 /02700
Elevation44–90 m (144–295 ft)
(avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tergnier (French pronunciation: [tɛʁɲe]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its location on the Canal de Saint-Quentin and the Creil–Jeumont railway (Tergnier station) supported its development as an industrial centre in the second half of the 19th century.

Politics and administration

The commune of Tergnier absorbed the former communes of Fargniers and Vouël in 1973, and Quessy in 1991.[3] Since the 2020 municipal elections, Michel Carreau has been the mayor of Tergnier.[1][4]

Tergnier is twinned with the municipality of Wolfhagen (Germany) since 17 May 1981.[5]

Population

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Tergnier proper, in its geography at the given years, i.e. excluding former communes that were absorbed at a later date.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 222—    
1800 249+1.65%
1806 263+0.92%
1821 223−1.09%
1831 269+1.89%
1836 258−0.83%
1841 276+1.36%
1846 273−0.22%
1851 304+2.17%
1856 862+23.18%
1861 1,235+7.46%
1866 1,806+7.90%
1872 2,572+6.07%
1876 3,079+4.60%
1881 3,536+2.81%
1886 3,708+0.95%
1891 3,740+0.17%
1896 3,960+1.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,084+0.62%
1906 4,307+1.07%
1911 4,898+2.61%
1921 2,076−8.23%
1926 3,453+10.71%
1931 4,080+3.39%
1936 4,357+1.32%
1946 3,370−2.54%
1954 5,002+5.06%
1962 5,827+1.93%
1968 5,949+0.35%
1975 11,736+10.19%
1982 12,032+0.36%
1990 11,698−0.35%
1999 15,069+2.85%
2007 14,722−0.29%
2012 14,110−0.85%
2017 13,456−0.94%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Tergnier, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Ville de Tergnier, annuaire-mairie.fr
  5. ↑ "Partnerstädte: Tergnier und Ohrdruf". wolfhagen.de. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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