Boeschepe

Boeschepe (French pronunciation: [bɔskɛp]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, next to the Belgian border.[3]

Boeschepe
Commune
A general view of Boeschepe
Coat of arms
Location of Boeschepe
Boeschepe
Boeschepe
Coordinates: 50°48′01″N 2°41′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Luc Van Inghelandt[1]
Area
1
13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,179
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59086 /59299
Elevation28–153 m (92–502 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry
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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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
  • View of Boeschepe from the south
  • The Ondankmeulen (unthankfullness windmill)
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