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
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 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,678
• Density	260/km2 (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 km2 (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.	±% 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

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department