Bouvignies

Bouvignies

Coat of arms
Bouvignies

Coordinates: 50°26′12″N 3°14′46″E / 50.4367°N 3.2461°E / 50.4367; 3.2461Coordinates: 50°26′12″N 3°14′46″E / 50.4367°N 3.2461°E / 50.4367; 3.2461
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Marchiennes
Intercommunality Espace en Pévèle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Delrue
Area1 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,505
  Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59105 / 59870
Elevation 16–30 m (52–98 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,425    
1800 1,468+3.0%
1806 1,455−0.9%
1821 1,726+18.6%
1831 1,836+6.4%
1836 1,900+3.5%
1841 1,873−1.4%
1846 1,878+0.3%
1851 1,976+5.2%
1856 1,915−3.1%
1861 1,864−2.7%
1866 1,845−1.0%
1872 1,723−6.6%
1876 1,651−4.2%
1881 1,618−2.0%
1886 1,570−3.0%
1891 1,516−3.4%
1896 1,440−5.0%
1901 1,351−6.2%
1906 1,352+0.1%
1911 1,321−2.3%
1921 1,231−6.8%
1926 1,244+1.1%
1931 1,181−5.1%
1936 1,160−1.8%
1946 1,146−1.2%
1954 1,135−1.0%
1962 1,125−0.9%
1968 1,114−1.0%
1975 1,128+1.3%
1982 1,257+11.4%
1990 1,426+13.4%
1999 1,537+7.8%
2006 1,516−1.4%
2009 1,505−0.7%

Heraldry

The arms of Bouvignies are blazoned :

Azure, a bend argent. (Bouvignies, Jolimetz and Ochtezeele use the same arms.)

See also

References

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