Borre, Nord
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  Borre | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Borre | ||
| Coordinates: 50°43′48″N 2°34′59″E / 50.73°N 2.583°ECoordinates: 50°43′48″N 2°34′59″E / 50.73°N 2.583°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Hazebrouck-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Monts de Flandres | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bernadette Popelier | |
| Area1 | 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 588 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59091 / 59190 | |
| Elevation |
17–36 m (56–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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. | ||
Borre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
History
The Borre British Cemetery is located in this village, in route de Sec-Bois. It contains 370 graves from the First World War, of which 129 are British, 238 Australian and 3 German.
In 1940, one of the first German planes damaged in the north of France crashed in Borre. The whole population came out to see the aircraft. Despite the warnings of the crew, who had been captured and locked in the town hall, dozens were killed when the bombs exploded.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 796 | — |
| 1800 | 771 | −3.1% |
| 1806 | 843 | +9.3% |
| 1821 | 756 | −10.3% |
| 1831 | 803 | +6.2% |
| 1836 | 800 | −0.4% |
| 1841 | 776 | −3.0% |
| 1846 | 775 | −0.1% |
| 1851 | 770 | −0.6% |
| 1856 | 711 | −7.7% |
| 1861 | 733 | +3.1% |
| 1866 | 703 | −4.1% |
| 1872 | 774 | +10.1% |
| 1876 | 757 | −2.2% |
| 1881 | 792 | +4.6% |
| 1886 | 772 | −2.5% |
| 1891 | 752 | −2.6% |
| 1896 | 696 | −7.4% |
| 1901 | 651 | −6.5% |
| 1906 | 655 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 645 | −1.5% |
| 1921 | 612 | −5.1% |
| 1926 | 571 | −6.7% |
| 1931 | 569 | −0.4% |
| 1936 | 536 | −5.8% |
| 1946 | 516 | −3.7% |
| 1954 | 521 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 483 | −7.3% |
| 1968 | 455 | −5.8% |
| 1975 | 419 | −7.9% |
| 1982 | 465 | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 473 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 540 | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 576 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 588 | +2.1% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Borre are blazoned : Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.) |
See also
References
- ↑ Julien Gracq, Manuscrits de guerre, p34. ISBN 978-2-7143-1058-3. Librairie José Corti, 2011 (French)
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