Bourghelles
Bourghelles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Bourghelles | |
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 The town hall in Bourghelles | |
_Nord-france.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bourghelles 
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  Bourghelles  Bourghelles | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′56″N 3°14′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Templeuve |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Alain Duthoit |
| Area 1 | 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,664 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59096 /59830 |
| Elevation | 32–71 m (105–233 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Etymology
First recorded in 1197 as Borghela (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgs (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 850 | — |
| 1800 | 877 | +3.2% |
| 1806 | 961 | +9.6% |
| 1821 | 1,040 | +8.2% |
| 1831 | 1,086 | +4.4% |
| 1836 | 1,121 | +3.2% |
| 1841 | 1,154 | +2.9% |
| 1846 | 1,204 | +4.3% |
| 1851 | 1,213 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 1,234 | +1.7% |
| 1861 | 1,260 | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 1,245 | −1.2% |
| 1872 | 1,225 | −1.6% |
| 1876 | 1,295 | +5.7% |
| 1881 | 1,290 | −0.4% |
| 1886 | 1,344 | +4.2% |
| 1891 | 1,255 | −6.6% |
| 1896 | 1,259 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 1,260 | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 1,233 | −2.1% |
| 1911 | 1,172 | −4.9% |
| 1921 | 999 | −14.8% |
| 1926 | 982 | −1.7% |
| 1931 | 972 | −1.0% |
| 1936 | 998 | +2.7% |
| 1946 | 882 | −11.6% |
| 1954 | 864 | −2.0% |
| 1962 | 841 | −2.7% |
| 1968 | 922 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 1,132 | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 1,160 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1,232 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1,419 | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 1,494 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1,505 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,516 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,553 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,643 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1,687 | +2.7% |
Heraldry
Arms of Bourghelles |
The arms of Bourghelles are blazoned : Argent, a chief gules. (Bourghelles and Hem use the same arms.) |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- L’origine de Bourghelles from Bourghelles official civic site http://bourghelles.com/decouvrir/lhistoire/ (in French) Retrieved 26 November 2017; etymology for related borough from etymonline at https://www.etymonline.com/word/borough retrieved 26 November 2017
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