Boussois

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Boussois

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Maret^[1]Area

6.29 km² (2.43 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,157 • Density500/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59104 /59168

Elevation122–166 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.

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

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

The arms of Boussois are blazoned :

Barry argent and azure. (Boussois, Noyelles-sur-Escaut and Villers-Campeau use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Boussois, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE