Beuvry-la-Forêt

Beuvry-la-Forêt
Commune
Beuvry-la-Forêt Town Hall
Beuvry-la-Forêt Town Hall
Coat of arms of Beuvry-la-Forêt
Coat of arms
Location of Beuvry-la-Forêt
Map
Beuvry-la-Forêt is located in France
Beuvry-la-Forêt
Beuvry-la-Forêt
Beuvry-la-Forêt is located in Hauts-de-France
Beuvry-la-Forêt
Beuvry-la-Forêt
Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 3°17′16″E / 50.46°N 3.2878°E / 50.46; 3.2878
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonOrchies
IntercommunalityPévèle-Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Bridault[1]
Area
1
12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,834
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59080 /59310
Elevation14–35 m (46–115 ft)
(avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beuvry-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [bøvʁi la fɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,631—    
1821 1,946+0.63%
1846 1,990+0.09%
1872 1,871−0.24%
1901 1,718−0.29%
1926 1,690−0.07%
1946 1,647−0.13%
1962 1,814+0.61%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,804−0.09%
1975 1,869+0.51%
1982 2,175+2.19%
1990 2,337+0.90%
1999 2,762+1.87%
2007 2,828+0.30%
2012 2,756−0.51%
2017 2,758+0.01%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Beuvry-la-Forêt
Arms of Beuvry-la-Forêt
 The arms of Beuvry-la-Forêt are blazoned :

Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)



See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beuvry-la-Forêt, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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