Crespin, Nord

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Crespin

(2021–2026) Philippe Golinval^[1]Area

9.94 km² (3.84 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,515 • Density450/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59160 /59154

Elevation16–32 m (52–105 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crespin (French pronunciation: [kʁepɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] The town of Crespin was founded in 648 with the building of the Crespin Abbey by Saint Landelin.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,033	—
1975	5,320	+0.80%
1982	4,910	−1.14%
1990	4,553	−0.94%
1999	4,410	−0.35%
2007	4,394	−0.05%
2012	4,494	+0.45%
2017	4,532	+0.17%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Crespin are blazoned :
Azure, fretty argent.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ "History of Crespin". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE