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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Boeschepe
Commune
A general view of BoeschepeA general view of Boeschepe
Coat of arms of BoeschepeCoat of arms
Location of Boeschepe
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Coordinates: 50°48′01″N 2°41′31″E / 50.8003°N 2.6919°E / 50.8003; 2.6919
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Luc Van Inghelandt
Area13.59 km (5.25 sq mi)
Population2,212
 • Density160/km (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code59086 /59299
Elevation28–153 m (92–502 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boeschepe (French pronunciation: [bɔskɛp]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, next to the Belgian border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,758—    
1821 1,862+0.21%
1846 1,953+0.19%
1872 2,201+0.46%
1901 2,184−0.03%
1926 2,093−0.17%
1946 2,111+0.04%
1962 2,085−0.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,015−0.57%
1975 1,883−0.96%
1982 1,747−1.07%
1990 1,906+1.09%
1999 2,012+0.60%
2007 2,201+1.13%
2012 2,188−0.12%
2017 2,183−0.05%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Boeschepe
Arms of Boeschepe
 The arms of Boeschepe are blazoned :

Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord 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). 9 August 2021.
  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 Boeschepe, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • Town hall Town hall
  • View of Boeschepe from the south View of Boeschepe from the south
  • The Ondankmeulen (unthankfullness windmill) The Ondankmeulen (unthankfullness windmill)
Communes of the Nord department


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