Bourghelles

Bourghelles
Commune
The town hall in Bourghelles
The town hall in Bourghelles
Coat of arms of Bourghelles
Coat of arms
Location of Bourghelles
Bourghelles is located in France
Bourghelles
Bourghelles
Bourghelles is located in Hauts-de-France
Bourghelles
Bourghelles
Coordinates: 50°33′56″N 3°14′39″E / 50.5656°N 3.2442°E / 50.5656; 3.2442
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityCC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Sarre[1]
Area
1
6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,673
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59096 /59830
Elevation32–71 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.

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

Etymology

First recorded in 1197 as Borghela (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgs (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 922—    
1975 1,132+2.97%
1982 1,160+0.35%
1990 1,232+0.76%
1999 1,418+1.57%
2009 1,553+0.91%
2014 1,662+1.37%
2020 1,670+0.08%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Bourghelles
Arms of Bourghelles
 The arms of Bourghelles are blazoned :

Argent, a chief gules. (Bourghelles and Hem use the same arms.)



See also

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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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