Boussois

Boussois

Coat of arms
Boussois

Coordinates: 50°17′28″N 4°02′30″E / 50.2911°N 4.0417°E / 50.2911; 4.0417Coordinates: 50°17′28″N 4°02′30″E / 50.2911°N 4.0417°E / 50.2911; 4.0417
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Maret
Area1 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 3,281
  Density 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59104 / 59168
Elevation 122–166 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Boussois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 372    
1800 242−34.9%
1806 279+15.3%
1821 292+4.7%
1831 355+21.6%
1836 352−0.8%
1841 362+2.8%
1846 407+12.4%
1851 426+4.7%
1856 450+5.6%
1861 529+17.6%
1866 542+2.5%
1872 519−4.2%
1876 537+3.5%
1881 679+26.4%
1886 628−7.5%
1891 837+33.3%
1896 868+3.7%
1901 1,310+50.9%
1906 1,370+4.6%
1911 1,549+13.1%
1921 1,770+14.3%
1926 2,538+43.4%
1931 2,519−0.7%
1936 2,531+0.5%
1946 2,242−11.4%
1954 2,870+28.0%
1962 3,319+15.6%
1968 3,575+7.7%
1975 3,531−1.2%
1982 3,483−1.4%
1990 3,461−0.6%
1999 3,447−0.4%
2006 3,336−3.2%
2009 3,281−1.6%

Heraldry

The arms of Boussois are blazoned :

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

See also

References

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