Cuincy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cuincy

(2020–2026) Claude Hégo^[1]Area

7.01 km² (2.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,472 • Density920/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59165 /59553

Elevation23–44 m (75–144 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cuincy (French pronunciation: [kwɛ̃si]^[3]^[4]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[5]

It is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) northwest of Douai.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,831	—
1975	6,175	+7.06%
1982	6,449	+0.62%
1990	7,204	+1.39%
1999	6,847	−0.56%
2007	6,645	−0.37%
2012	6,556	−0.27%
2017	6,435	−0.37%
Source: INSEE^[6]

Heraldry

The arms of Cuincy are blazoned :

Sable, a bend Or. (Cuincy and Féchain use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Cuincy : l'ail noir, nouveau trésor culinaire du Nord, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 22 July 2021
^ La Ferme du Petit Cuincy - Alliances en Nord, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 22 July 2021
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE