Borre, Nord

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

Borre
Commune
An aerial view of Borre
Coat of arms
Location of Borre
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Coordinates: 50°43′48″N 2°34′59″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Popelier[1]
Area 1	5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	564
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59091 /59190
Elevation	17–36 m (56–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Borre British Cemetery is located in this village, in route de Sec-Bois. It contains 370 graves from the First World War, of which 129 are British, 238 Australian and 3 German.

In 1940, one of the first German planes damaged in the north of France crashed in Borre. The whole population came out to see the aircraft. Despite the warnings of the crew, who had been captured and locked in the town hall, dozens were killed when the bombs exploded.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	455	—
1975	419	−1.17%
1982	465	+1.50%
1990	473	+0.21%
1999	540	+1.48%
2009	574	+0.61%
2014	607	+1.12%
2020	575	−0.90%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Borre

The arms of Borre are blazoned : Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department