Boussois

Boussois
Commune
The road into Boussois
Coat of arms
Location of Boussois
Boussois Boussois
Coordinates: 50°17′28″N 4°02′30″E
Land	Frankreich
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Maubeuge
Intercommunality	CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Regierung
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Maret
Area 1	6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,157
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59104 /59168
Elevation	122–166 m (400–545 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boussois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 372 —     1800 242 −34.9% 1806 279 +15.3% 1821 292 +4.7% 1831 355 +21.6% 1836 352 −0.8% 1841 362 +2.8% 1846 407 +12.4% 1851 426 +4.7% 1856 450 +5.6% 1861 529 +17.6% 1866 542 +2.5% 1872 519 −4.2% 1876 537 +3.5% 1881 679 +26.4% 1886 628 −7.5% 1891 837 +33.3% 1896 868 +3.7% 1901 1,310 +50.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1906 1,370 +4.6% 1911 1,549 +13.1% 1921 1,770 +14.3% 1926 2,538 +43.4% 1931 2,519 −0.7% 1936 2,531 +0.5% 1946 2,242 −11.4% 1954 2,870 +28.0% 1962 3,319 +15.6% 1968 3,575 +7.7% 1975 3,531 −1.2% 1982 3,483 −1.4% 1990 3,461 −0.6% 1999 3,449 −0.3% 2006 3,336 −3.3% 2009 3,281 −1.6% 2011 3,237 −1.3% 2015 3,239 +0.1%

Heraldry

Arms of Boussois

The arms of Boussois are blazoned : Barry argent and azure. (Boussois, Noyelles-sur-Escaut and Villers-Campeau use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file