Carnières

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Carnières

Total population

998

Elevation58 m

Land area8.13 km²

Coordinates50.17°, 3.35°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Carnières is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Christian Bataille

French politician

Geneviève Claisse

French painter (1935–2018)

Auguste Herbin

French painter (1882–1960)

C

Charles Frédéric Petit

French archer (1857–1947)

Jean-Jacques Dordain

French businessman

Alfred Margerin

Alfred Molet

French engineer

Aubert of Cambrai

Bishop of Cambrai

B

Bernard Davoine

French politician (1941–2023)

Claude Prouvoyeur

French politician (1927-2018)

E

Ernest Plet

French politician

Fernand Leprette

French poet

H

Henri Mallez

French politician (1892–1989)

Joseph Charlemont

French savateur (1839-1929)

J

Jules Margerin

French physician (1837-1920)

J

Jules Regnault

French economist (1834–1894)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Escaudœuvres
  4 mi away · pop. 3,204
• Solesmes
  6.8 mi away · pop. 4,249
• Haspres
  7 mi away · pop. 2,642
• Bertry
  7.2 mi away · pop. 2,148
• Bouchain
  7.8 mi away · pop. 3,996
• Neuville-sur-Escaut
  9 mi away · pop. 2,757
• Beaurain
  9.2 mi away · pop. 233
• Monchaux-sur-Écaillon
  9.4 mi away · pop. 561
• Villers-Outréaux
  9.6 mi away · pop. 2,156
• Sommaing
  9.6 mi away · pop. 398
• Escarmain
  9.7 mi away · pop. 480
• Capelle
  10.2 mi away · pop. 137

Browse all places in Hauts-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-09-20

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Seen 2026-09-19

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-19

pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Seen 2026-09-18

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-18

ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Seen 2026-09-14

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-09-14

pale smartweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Seen 2026-09-14

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers