Bertry

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jacques Olivier^[1]Area8.54 km² (3.30 sq mi)Population2,148 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation119–152 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.

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.

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

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