Saint-Gobain, Aisne
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Gobain
|commune status = Commune
|image = P5210019 DxO copie.jpg
|caption = Former mirror factory
|image coat of arms = Blason Saint-Gobain.svg
|arrondissement = Laon
|canton = Tergnier
|INSEE = 02680
|postal code = 02410
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère
|coordinates = {{coord|49.5967|3.3759|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 200
|elevation min m = 53
|elevation max m = 207
|area km2 = 29.73
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Gobain ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ ɡɔbɛ̃}}) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/02680-saint-gobain Commune de Saint-Gobain (02680)], INSEE
In 1692, a glass factory was built at the village of Saint-Gobain, giving its name to the Saint-Gobain company.[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Compagnie-de-SaintGobain-Company-History.html Compagnie de Saint-Gobain]
Toponymy
The settlement, attested as Sanctus Gobanus in 1131, is named after the Irish monk Saint Gobain. Gobanus is a Latinized form of the Celtic personal name Gobanos, meaning 'smith'.{{Sfn|Delamarre|2003|p=182}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|32196|Saint-Gobain}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-02680#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |2023
|1800 |2013
|1806 |2119
|1821 |2339
|1831 |2338
|1836 |2378
|1841 |2256
|1846 |2186
|1851 |2210
|1856 |2374
|1861 |2261
|1866 |2190
|1872 |2133
|1876 |2193
|1881 |2120
|1886 |2219
|1891 |2346
|1896 |2147
|1901 |2317
|1906 |2268
|1911 |2305
|1921 |1586
|1926 |2196
|1931 |1976
|1936 |1909
|1946 |2217
|1954 |2535
|1962 |2994
|1968 |2893
|1975 |2657
|1982 |2278
|1990 |2321
|1999 |2340
|2007 |2348
|2012 |2300
|2017 |2282
}}
See also
References
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=Bibliography=
- {{Cite book|last=Delamarre|first=Xavier|title=Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental|publisher=Errance|year=2003|isbn=9782877723695|author-link=Xavier Delamarre}}
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