Hordain

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Hordain

Total population

1,440

Air quality index

29Good

Elevation34 m

Land area5.66 km²

WeatherAvg high 59.9°F

Coordinates50.26°, 3.31°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Jean-Jacques Dordain

French businessman

P

Pierre-Antoine-Joseph Du Monchaux

French writer (1733-1766)

A

Auguste-Louis Lanvin

French politician (1770-1817)

André Gernez

French physician (1923–2014)

Alfred Margerin

Amédée Dherbecourt

French politician (1865-1937)

Carlos de Hault de Lassus

Spanish colonial official (1767–1813)

F

Félix-Gaspard Thieffries de Beauvois

French military personnel (1751-1848)

H

Henri-Alexis de Tholosé

French école polytechnique (1781–1853)

H

Henri Pierre Charles Bernardin Risbourg

French officer (1838-1925)

J

Jacqueline Debatte

French poet (1914-2004)

J

Joseph Desbrosses

French sculptor

P

Philippe Petit

P

Pierre-Charles Laurent de Villedeuil

civil servant, France

R

Raphaël Lardeur

painter (1890-1967)

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

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Estrun
  1.2 mi away · pop. 719
• Bouchain
  1.3 mi away · pop. 3,996
• Lieu-Saint-Amand
  1.6 mi away · pop. 1,461
• Wavrechain-sous-Faulx
  1.6 mi away · pop. 424
• Paillencourt
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,015
• Marquette-en-Ostrevant
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,931
• Thun-l'Évêque
  2.7 mi away · pop. 767
• Avesnes-le-Sec
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,447
• Neuville-sur-Escaut
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,757
• Naves
  4.1 mi away · pop. 626
• Bantigny
  4.3 mi away · pop. 507
• Émerchicourt
  4.3 mi away · pop. 822

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

Brown Hare

Lepus europaeus

Seen 2026-06-15

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-06-15

Brickwork Woodlouse

Porcellio spinicornis

Seen 2026-06-15

viper's-bugloss

Echium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-13

Poplar Hawkmoth

Laothoe populi

Seen 2026-06-08

Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

Seen 2026-06-03

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-06-02

broad-leaved sweet pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Seen 2026-06-01

Ivy-leaved toadflax

Cymbalaria muralis

Seen 2026-06-01

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hordain, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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