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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boursies (French pronunciation: [buʁsi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Boursies | |
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The church in Boursies | |
Coordinates: 50°08′27″N 3°02′02″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Cambrai |
Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Slimane Rahem[1] |
Area 1 | 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 392 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59097 /59400 |
Elevation | 64–103 m (210–338 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 318 | — |
1975 | 285 | −1.55% |
1982 | 239 | −2.48% |
1990 | 243 | +0.21% |
1999 | 285 | +1.79% |
2009 | 339 | +1.75% |
2014 | 370 | +1.77% |
2020 | 408 | +1.64% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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The arms of Boursies are blazoned : Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.)
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