Beuvry-la-Forêt

Beuvry-la-Forêt
Commune
Beuvry-la-Forêt Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Beuvry-la-Forêt
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Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 3°17′16″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Bridault
Area 1	12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,834
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59080 /59310
Elevation	14–35 m (46–115 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beuvry-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [bøvʁi la fɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,631 —     1821 1,946 +0.63% 1846 1,990 +0.09% 1872 1,871 −0.24% 1901 1,718 −0.29% 1926 1,690 −0.07% 1946 1,647 −0.13% 1962 1,814 +0.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,804 −0.09% 1975 1,869 +0.51% 1982 2,175 +2.19% 1990 2,337 +0.90% 1999 2,762 +1.87% 2007 2,828 +0.30% 2012 2,756 −0.51% 2017 2,758 +0.01%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Beuvry-la-Forêt

The arms of Beuvry-la-Forêt are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department