Bois-Grenier
Bois-Grenier | |
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 The town hall in Bois-Grenier | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bois-Grenier  | |
  Bois-Grenier  Bois-Grenier | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′59″N 2°52′30″E / 50.6497°N 2.875°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Armentières |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Delepaul[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,793 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59088 /59280 |
| Elevation | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bois-Grenier (French pronunciation: [bwa ɡʁənje]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] Located south of Armentières and bordering with the department of Pas-de-Calais.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 751 | — |
| 1975 | 1,004 | +4.23% |
| 1982 | 1,218 | +2.80% |
| 1990 | 1,356 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 1,450 | +0.75% |
| 2009 | 1,482 | +0.22% |
| 2014 | 1,563 | +1.07% |
| 2020 | 1,802 | +2.40% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Bois-Grenier are blazoned : Quarterly 1: Or, a lion sable, overall a bend compony argent and gules; 2: Argent, a fleur de lys gules, and in chief a sun and a descrescent Or; 3: Azure, a chapel with steeple argent; 4: Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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