Saint-Gobain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡɔbɛ̃]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

In 1692, a glass factory was built at the village of Saint-Gobain, giving its name to the Saint-Gobain company.

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'.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,023 —     1800 2,013 −0.07% 1806 2,119 +0.86% 1821 2,339 +0.66% 1831 2,338 −0.00% 1836 2,378 +0.34% 1841 2,256 −1.05% 1846 2,186 −0.63% 1851 2,210 +0.22% 1856 2,374 +1.44% 1861 2,261 −0.97% 1866 2,190 −0.64% 1872 2,133 −0.44% 1876 2,193 +0.70% 1881 2,120 −0.67% 1886 2,219 +0.92% 1891 2,346 +1.12% 1896 2,147 −1.76%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,317 +1.54% 1906 2,268 −0.43% 1911 2,305 +0.32% 1921 1,586 −3.67% 1926 2,196 +6.72% 1931 1,976 −2.09% 1936 1,909 −0.69% 1946 2,217 +1.51% 1954 2,535 +1.69% 1962 2,994 +2.10% 1968 2,893 −0.57% 1975 2,657 −1.21% 1982 2,278 −2.17% 1990 2,321 +0.23% 1999 2,340 +0.09% 2007 2,348 +0.04% 2012 2,300 −0.41% 2017 2,282 −0.16%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Communes of the Aisne department

• Delamarre, Xavier (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental. Errance. ISBN 9782877723695.