Busigny

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Didier Maréchalle^[1]Area16.47 km² (6.36 sq mi)Population2,435 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation129–180 m (423–591 ft)
(avg. 168 m or 551 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Busigny (French pronunciation: [byziɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] Busigny station has rail connections to Douai, Paris, Lille, Maubeuge and Saint-Quentin.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,465 —     1821 1,936 +1.00% 1846 2,572 +1.14% 1872 3,540 +1.24% 1901 2,753 −0.86% 1926 3,548 +1.02% 1946 3,007 −0.82% 1962 3,139 +0.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 3,120 −0.10% 1975 3,046 −0.34% 1982 2,636 −2.04% 1990 2,385 −1.24% 1999 2,429 +0.20% 2007 2,532 +0.52% 2012 2,557 +0.20% 2017 2,482 −0.59%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Busigny are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons gules and in base a 'Croix de guerre 1939-1945' proper impaled with Or, 3 fesses gules billety Or

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References