Bouvignies

Bouvignies
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Community association	Pévèle-Carembault
Coordinates	50 ° 26 ' N , 3 ° 15' E 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

Saint-Maurice Church
Frenelles Castle

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