Bondues

Bondues (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃dy]; Dutch: Bonduwe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Monument to the shot

Bondues
Commune
The church in Bondues
Coat of arms
Location of Bondues
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Coordinates: 50°42′08″N 3°05′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lille-2
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Delebarre[1]
Area 1	13.05 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	9,666
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59090 /59910
Elevation	18–53 m (59–174 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Since 1997, Bondues has housed a Museum devoted to the Resistance of the Nord-Pas de Calais region. The Fort of Bondues, also known as Fort Lobau, was built near the confluence of the Marque and Deûle rivers, by General Séré de Rivières, from 1877 to 1880. It is an element of the chain of forts and fortifications constituting the defence system around Lille. It was the place of execution of 68 members of the resistance in 1943/4.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,313 —     1800 2,254 −0.37% 1806 2,383 +0.93% 1821 2,573 +0.51% 1831 2,841 +1.00% 1836 2,851 +0.07% 1841 2,925 +0.51% 1846 3,027 +0.69% 1851 3,028 +0.01% 1856 3,127 +0.65% 1861 3,375 +1.54% 1866 3,380 +0.03% 1872 3,294 −0.43% 1876 3,289 −0.04% 1881 3,206 −0.51% 1886 3,246 +0.25% 1891 3,447 +1.21% 1896 3,146 −1.81%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,147 +0.01% 1906 3,113 −0.22% 1911 3,311 +1.24% 1921 2,746 −1.85% 1926 2,876 +0.93% 1931 2,979 +0.71% 1936 3,188 +1.37% 1946 3,161 −0.09% 1954 3,310 +0.58% 1962 3,574 +0.96% 1968 3,961 +1.73% 1975 6,706 +7.81% 1982 8,840 +4.03% 1990 10,281 +1.91% 1999 10,680 +0.42% 2007 10,082 −0.72% 2012 9,828 −0.51% 2017 10,103 +0.55%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Bondues

The arms of Bondues are blazoned : Or, a canton sable.

International relations

Bondues is twinned with:

• Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England (since 1992)
• Wülfrath, Germany (since 2003)

Sports

FC Bondues is a local soccer club. Merge between the historical US Bondues and the CJ Bondues. President Herbaux and his crew help with the continual growth of the club which will compete at the highest level yet in 2023 in the R1 division.

Legends of the club are: Martin Colpaert, Kevin Jehu, Jean Decru, Arnaud Wallard among many.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department