Bierne
Bierne (French Flemish: Bieren) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Bierne
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 The church in Bierne | |
_Nord-france.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bierne 
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  Bierne  Bierne | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′48″N 2°24′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Coudekerque-Branche |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Gérard Lescieux |
| Area 1 | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,831 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59082 /59380 |
| Elevation | 0–11 m (0–36 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 483 | — |
| 1800 | 505 | +4.6% |
| 1806 | 514 | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 509 | −1.0% |
| 1831 | 501 | −1.6% |
| 1836 | 496 | −1.0% |
| 1841 | 515 | +3.8% |
| 1846 | 514 | −0.2% |
| 1851 | 505 | −1.8% |
| 1856 | 493 | −2.4% |
| 1861 | 492 | −0.2% |
| 1866 | 496 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 481 | −3.0% |
| 1876 | 489 | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 534 | +9.2% |
| 1886 | 577 | +8.1% |
| 1891 | 601 | +4.2% |
| 1896 | 610 | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 612 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 622 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 672 | +8.0% |
| 1921 | 669 | −0.4% |
| 1926 | 660 | −1.3% |
| 1931 | 629 | −4.7% |
| 1936 | 707 | +12.4% |
| 1946 | 659 | −6.8% |
| 1954 | 669 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 649 | −3.0% |
| 1968 | 676 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 663 | −1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,041 | +57.0% |
| 1990 | 1,621 | +55.7% |
| 1999 | 1,732 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1,646 | −5.0% |
| 2007 | 1,634 | −0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,615 | −1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,703 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1,804 | +5.9% |
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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| 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 50.61 | |
| 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 50.32 | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 51.78 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 77.81 | |
Heraldry
Arms of Bierne |
The arms of Bierne are blazoned : Argent, a cross between in orle 12 martlets gules. |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Bierne history Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine (French)
- http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//
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