Bourghelles

Bourghelles (French pronunciation: [buʁɡɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Bourghelles
Commune
The town hall in Bourghelles
Coat of arms
Location of Bourghelles
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Coordinates: 50°33′56″N 3°14′39″E / 50.5656°N 3.2442°E / 50.5656; 3.2442
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality	CC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Sarre^[1]
Area ^1	6.55 km^2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	1,670
• Density	250/km^2 (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 km^2 (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.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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% 2020 1,670 −1.0%

Heraldry

Arms of Bourghelles

The arms of Bourghelles are blazoned : Argent, a chief gules. (Bourghelles and Hem use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. INSEE commune file
4. 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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