Bouvignies

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

Bouvignies
Commune
The town hall in Bouvignies
Coat of arms
Location of Bouvignies
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Coordinates: 50°26′12″N 3°14′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fréderic Pradalier[1]
Area 1	8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,564
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59105 /59870
Elevation	16–30 m (52–98 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 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	1,114	—
1975	1,128	+0.18%
1982	1,257	+1.56%
1990	1,426	+1.59%
1999	1,537	+0.84%
2009	1,505	−0.21%
2014	1,551	+0.60%
2020	1,532	−0.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Bouvignies

The arms of Bouvignies are blazoned : Azure, a bend argent. (Bouvignies, Jolimetz and Ochtezeele use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department