Boussois

Coordinates: 50°17′28″N 4°02′30″E / 50.2911°N 4.0417°E / 50.2911; 4.0417
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Boussois
The road into Boussois
The road into Boussois
Flag of Boussois
Coat of arms of Boussois
Location of Boussois
Map
Boussois is located in France
Boussois
Boussois
Boussois is located in Hauts-de-France
Boussois
Boussois
Coordinates: 50°17′28″N 4°02′30″E / 50.2911°N 4.0417°E / 50.2911; 4.0417
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonMaubeuge
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Maret[1]
Area
1
6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,157
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59104 /59168
Elevation122–166 m (400–545 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boussois (French pronunciation: [buswa]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 372—    
1821 292−0.86%
1846 407+1.34%
1872 519+0.94%
1901 1,310+3.24%
1926 2,538+2.68%
1946 2,242−0.62%
1962 3,319+2.48%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,575+1.25%
1975 3,531−0.18%
1982 3,483−0.20%
1990 3,461−0.08%
1999 3,449−0.04%
2007 3,318−0.48%
2012 3,222−0.59%
2017 3,231+0.06%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Boussois
Arms of Boussois
The arms of Boussois are blazoned :

Barry argent and azure. (Boussois, Noyelles-sur-Escaut and Villers-Campeau use the same arms.)



See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Boussois, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE