Boussières-en-Cambrésis

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Boussières-en-Cambrésis

(2020–2026) Laurent Loignon^[1]Area

4.82 km² (1.86 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

446 • Density93/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59102 /59217

Elevation70–109 m (230–358 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boussières-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	502	—
1975	439	−1.90%
1982	462	+0.73%
1990	458	−0.11%
1999	434	−0.60%
2009	424	−0.23%
2014	414	−0.48%
2020	440	+1.02%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Boussières-en-Cambrésis are blazoned :

Per fess 1: Azure, a latin cross enfiled of a crown of thorns Or; 2: Gules, 3 fleurs de lys Or. (Boussières-en-Cambrésis, Morenchies and Quiévy use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE