Boussois

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

Boussois
Commune
The road into Boussois
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Boussois
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Coordinates: 50°17′28″N 4°02′30″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Maubeuge
Intercommunality	CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Maret[1]
Area 1	6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,139
• 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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 372 —     1821 292 −0.86% 1846 407 +1.34% 1872 519 +0.94% 1901 1,310 +3.24% 1926 2,538 +2.68% 1946 2,242 −0.62% 1962 3,319 +2.48%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 3,575 +1.25% 1975 3,531 −0.18% 1982 3,483 −0.20% 1990 3,461 −0.08% 1999 3,449 −0.04% 2007 3,318 −0.48% 2012 3,222 −0.59% 2017 3,231 +0.06%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

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