Bouvignies
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Douai | |
Canton | Orchies | |
Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 26 ' N , 3 ° 15' E | |
height | 16-30 m | |
surface | 8.7 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,535 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 176 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59870 | |
INSEE code | 59105 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-bouvignies.fr/ | |
Bouvignies Town Hall |
Bouvignies is a French commune with 1,535 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Douai and the canton of Orchies (until 2015: canton of Marchiennes ).
geography
Bouvignies is about ten kilometers northeast of Douai . Bouvignies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Orchies in the north, Beuvry-la-Forêt in the northeast, Marchiennes in the south and east, Flines-lez-Raches in the west and southwest and Coutiches in the west and northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,125 | 1,114 | 1,128 | 1,257 | 1,426 | 1,537 | 1,516 | 1,543 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Sights and culture
- Saint-Maurice Church
- Frenelles Castle
- Pigeon Friends Museum
- Anthony Thourets house
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1103-1105.
Web links
Commons : Bouvignies (Nord) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Bouvignies in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture