Boussières-sur-Sambre

Boussières-sur-Sambre (French pronunciation: [busjɛʁ syʁ sɑ̃bʁ], lit. 'Boussières on Sambre') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Boussières-sur-Sambre
Commune
A general view of Boussières-sur-Sambre
Coat of arms
Location of Boussières-sur-Sambre
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Coordinates: 50°14′27″N 3°52′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Aulnoye-Aymeries
Intercommunality	CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Dupont[1]
Area 1	3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	517
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59103 /59330
Elevation	122–164 m (400–538 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	428	—
1975	412	−0.54%
1982	449	+1.24%
1990	423	−0.74%
1999	429	+0.16%
2009	520	+1.94%
2014	528	+0.31%
2020	518	−0.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Boussières-sur-Sambre

The arms of Boussières-sur-Sambre are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department