Bourghelles
Bourghelles | |
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The town hall in Bourghelles | |
Coordinates: 50°33′56″N 3°14′39″E / 50.5656°N 3.2442°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
Intercommunality | CC Pévèle-Carembault |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Sarre[1] |
Area 1 | 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,673 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59096 /59830 |
Elevation | 32–71 m (105–233 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bourghelles (French pronunciation: [buʁɡɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Etymology
[edit]First recorded in 1197 as Borghela (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgs (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.[4]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 922 | — |
1975 | 1,132 | +2.97% |
1982 | 1,160 | +0.35% |
1990 | 1,232 | +0.76% |
1999 | 1,418 | +1.57% |
2009 | 1,553 | +0.91% |
2014 | 1,662 | +1.37% |
2020 | 1,670 | +0.08% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Bourghelles are blazoned : Argent, a chief gules. (Bourghelles and Hem use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ L’origine de Bourghelles from Bourghelles official civic site http://bourghelles.com/decouvrir/lhistoire/ (in French) Retrieved 26 November 2017; etymology for related borough from etymonline at https://www.etymonline.com/word/borough retrieved 26 November 2017
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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