Boeschepe

Boeschepe
A general view of Boeschepe
A general view of Boeschepe
Coat of arms of Boeschepe
Location of Boeschepe
Map
Boeschepe is located in France
Boeschepe
Boeschepe
Boeschepe is located in Hauts-de-France
Boeschepe
Boeschepe
Coordinates: 50°48′01″N 2°41′31″E / 50.8003°N 2.6919°E / 50.8003; 2.6919
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Luc Van Inghelandt[1]
Area
1
13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,179
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59086 /59299
Elevation28–153 m (92–502 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boeschepe (French pronunciation: [bɔskɛp]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, next to the Belgian border.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,758—    
1821 1,862+0.21%
1846 1,953+0.19%
1872 2,201+0.46%
1901 2,184−0.03%
1926 2,093−0.17%
1946 2,111+0.04%
1962 2,085−0.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,015−0.57%
1975 1,883−0.96%
1982 1,747−1.07%
1990 1,906+1.09%
1999 2,012+0.60%
2007 2,201+1.13%
2012 2,188−0.12%
2017 2,183−0.05%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Boeschepe
Arms of Boeschepe
The arms of Boeschepe are blazoned :

Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms.)



See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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 Boeschepe, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE