Boursies

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Boursies

(2020–2026) Slimane Rahem^[1]Area

7.62 km² (2.94 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

392 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59097 /59400

Elevation64–103 m (210–338 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boursies (French pronunciation: [buʁsi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	318	—
1975	285	−1.55%
1982	239	−2.48%
1990	243	+0.21%
1999	285	+1.79%
2009	339	+1.75%
2014	370	+1.77%
2020	408	+1.64%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Boursies are blazoned :

Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE