Busigny
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis | |
| Community association | Caudrésis et Catésis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 2 ′ N , 3 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 129-180 m | |
| surface | 16.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,482 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 151 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59137 | |
| INSEE code | 59118 | |
| Website | http://www.busigny.fr/ | |
 Busigny town hall |
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Busigny is a French commune with 2,482 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis (until 2015: canton of Clary ). The inhabitants are called Croquands or Busignois .
geography
Busigny is on the border with the Aisne department . Busigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Maurois in the north and northwest, Honnechy in the north, Saint-Souplet in the northeast, Molain in the east, Vaux-Andigny in the southeast, Becquigny in the south, Prémont in the southwest and Maretz in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 3.139 | 3,120 | 3,046 | 2,636 | 2,385 | 2,429 | 2,512 | 2,557 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Busigny
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century (consecrated in 1542), largely rebuilt in the 19th century
- Saint-Urbain Chapel
- Remains of the former Busigny castle ( Monument historique )
- British military cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 544-545.
Web links
Commons : Busigny - collection of images, videos and audio files
