Tergnier

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Tergnier
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°39′23″N 3°17′18″E / 49.6564°N 3.2883°E / 49.6564; 3.2883Coordinates: 49°39′23″N 3°17′18″E / 49.6564°N 3.2883°E / 49.6564; 3.2883
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Tergnier
Intercommunality	CA Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Carreau[1] (PCF)
Area 1	17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	13,547
• Density	750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02738 /02700
Elevation	44–90 m (144–295 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tergnier (French pronunciation: ​[tɛʁɲe]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its location on the Canal de Saint-Quentin and the Creil–Jeumont railway (Tergnier station) supported its development as an industrial centre in the second half of the 19th century.

Politics and administration[]

The commune of Tergnier absorbed the former communes of Fargniers and Vouël in 1973, and Quessy in 1991.^[3] Since the 2020 municipal elections, Michel Carreau has been the mayor of Tergnier.^[1][4]

Tergnier is twinned with the municipality of Wolfhagen (Germany) since 17 May 1981.^[5]

Population[]

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Tergnier proper, in its geography at the given years, i.e. excluding former communes that were absorbed at a later date.

See also[]

• Communes of the Aisne department

References[]

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