Boeschepe

Boeschepe (French pronunciation: [bɔskɛp]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, next to the Belgian border.

Boeschepe
Commune
A general view of Boeschepe
Coat of arms
Location of Boeschepe
Boeschepe Boeschepe
Coordinates: 50°48′01″N 2°41′31″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	CC Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Van Inghelandt
Area 1	13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,179
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59086 /59299
Elevation	28–153 m (92–502 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 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. 1793 1,758 —     1821 1,862 +0.21% 1846 1,953 +0.19% 1872 2,201 +0.46% 1901 2,184 −0.03% 1926 2,093 −0.17% 1946 2,111 +0.04% 1962 2,085 −0.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,015 −0.57% 1975 1,883 −0.96% 1982 1,747 −1.07% 1990 1,906 +1.09% 1999 2,012 +0.60% 2007 2,201 +1.13% 2012 2,188 −0.12% 2017 2,183 −0.05%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Boeschepe

The arms of Boeschepe are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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  Town hall
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  View of Boeschepe from the south
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  The Ondankmeulen (unthankfullness windmill)