Beuvry-la-Forêt
| Beuvry-la-Forêt | ||
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Beuvry-la-Forêt Town Hall | ||
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  Beuvry-la-Forêt | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Beuvry-la-Forêt | ||
| Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 3°17′16″E / 50.46°N 3.2878°ECoordinates: 50°27′36″N 3°17′16″E / 50.46°N 3.2878°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Orchies | |
| Intercommunality | Orchies-Beuvry-la-Forêt | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thierry Bridault | |
| Area1 | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 2,723 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59080 / 59310 | |
| Elevation |
14–35 m (46–115 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Beuvry-la-Forêt is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,631 | — |
| 1800 | 1,680 | +3.0% |
| 1806 | 1,777 | +5.8% |
| 1821 | 1,946 | +9.5% |
| 1831 | 2,027 | +4.2% |
| 1836 | 2,038 | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 1,964 | −3.6% |
| 1846 | 1,990 | +1.3% |
| 1851 | 1,972 | −0.9% |
| 1856 | 1,937 | −1.8% |
| 1861 | 1,936 | −0.1% |
| 1866 | 1,877 | −3.0% |
| 1872 | 1,871 | −0.3% |
| 1876 | 1,879 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 1,810 | −3.7% |
| 1886 | 1,738 | −4.0% |
| 1891 | 1,727 | −0.6% |
| 1896 | 1,710 | −1.0% |
| 1901 | 1,718 | +0.5% |
| 1906 | 1,743 | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 1,742 | −0.1% |
| 1921 | 1,675 | −3.8% |
| 1926 | 1,690 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 1,656 | −2.0% |
| 1936 | 1,658 | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 1,647 | −0.7% |
| 1954 | 1,704 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 1,814 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 1,804 | −0.6% |
| 1975 | 1,869 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 2,175 | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 2,337 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 2,762 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 2,818 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2,723 | −3.4% |
Heraldry
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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
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