Bourbourg
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Grande-Synthe | |
| Community association | Community urbaine de Dunkerque | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 0-10 m | |
| surface | 38.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,097 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 184 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59630 | |
| INSEE code | 59094 | |
| Website | http://www.bourbourg.fr/ | |
Bourbourg ( NDL. : Broekburg ) is a French municipality with 7097 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dunkerque and the Canton of Grande-Synthe .
history
The name comes from the Flemish Broec borg , d. H. City in the swamp (1035: Brucburgh , 1309: Brouborgh ). The first traces of the place can be found in the cartular of Ghent Abbey.
In 1790 Bourbourg was divided into Bourbourg-Ville and Bourbourg-Campagne at the request of the more rural districts. The reunification of the two communities did not take place until after 1945.
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 5868 | 6076 | 7292 | 7341 | 7106 | 6908 | 6675 | 7097 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bourbourg
- Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste , 13th century reliquary with the "La Châsse de Notre Dame de Bourbourg" from the 15th century, when monument historique listed
- Remains of the city prison from the 17th century, (Monument historique)
Personalities
- Edmond de Coussemaker (1805–1876), musicologist and lawyer, from 1874 to 1876 mayor of Bourbourg
- Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg (1814–1874), missionary and archaeologist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 329-332.
Web links
Commons : Bourbourg - collection of images, videos and audio files
