Boussières-sur-Sambre (French pronunciation: [busjɛʁ syʁ sɑ̃bʁ], lit. 'Boussières on Sambre') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Boussières-sur-Sambre | |
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 A general view of Boussières-sur-Sambre | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Boussières-sur-Sambre  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°14′27″N 3°52′57″E / 50.2408°N 3.8825°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Aulnoye-Aymeries |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Dupont[1] |
Area 1 | 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 513 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59103 /59330 |
| Elevation | 122–164 m (400–538 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 428 | — |
| 1975 | 412 | −0.54% |
| 1982 | 449 | +1.24% |
| 1990 | 423 | −0.74% |
| 1999 | 429 | +0.16% |
| 2009 | 520 | +1.94% |
| 2014 | 528 | +0.31% |
| 2020 | 518 | −0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Boussières-sur-Sambre 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.)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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