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For the meaning in the Tolkien context, see Anor (Middle-earth).

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Coordinates: 49°59′24″N 4°05′57″E{{#coordinates:49.99|4.0992|type:city(3242)_region:FR|||||| |primary |name= }}</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Country</th><td> France</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Region</th><td> Nord-Pas-de-Calais</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Department</th><td> Nord</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Arrondissement</th><td> Avesnes-sur-Helpe</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Canton</th><td> Trélon</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Intercommunality</th><td> Action Fourmies et environs</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left">Government</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Mayor (2008–2014) </th><td> Joëlle Bouttefeux</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Area¹</th><td> 22.24 km² (8.59 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Population (2009)²</th><td> 3,242</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"> • Density</th><td> 150/km² (380/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">INSEE/Postal code</th><td class="adr"> 59012 / 59186</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Elevation</th><td>
(avg. )</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;text-align:left; font-size:smaller"> ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.</td></tr></table>

Anor is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies about forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) south-south-east of Maubeuge.

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,552	—
1800	1,783	+14.9%
1806	1,907	+7.0%
1821	1,608	−15.7%
1831	2,552	+58.7%
1836	2,670	+4.6%
1841	2,866	+7.3%
1846	2,965	+3.5%
1851	3,066	+3.4%
1856	2,967	−3.2%
1861	2,929	−1.3%
1866	2,844	−2.9%
1872	3,637	+27.9%
1876	4,500	+23.7%
1881	4,539	+0.9%
1886	4,902	+8.0%
1891	4,663	−4.9%
1896	4,578	−1.8%
1901	4,610	+0.7%
1906	4,604	−0.1%
1911	4,412	−4.2%
1921	4,119	−6.6%
1926	4,528	+9.9%
1931	4,160	−8.1%
1936	3,938	−5.3%
1946	3,300	−16.2%
1954	3,700	+12.1%
1962	3,794	+2.5%
1968	3,622	−4.5%
1975	3,373	−6.9%
1982	3,109	−7.8%
1990	3,099	−0.3%
1999	3,091	−0.3%
2006	3,213	+3.9%
2009	3,242	+0.9%

Heraldry

Arms of Anor

The arms of Anor are blazoned : Vert billetty, a lion Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file