Boussois

Boussois
The road into Boussois
Location of Boussois
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
 (2022)[2]
3,139
 • 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

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

The arms of Boussois are blazoned :

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



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  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