Beuvry-la-Forêt
Appearance
Beuvry-la-Forêt | |
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Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Douai |
Canton | Orchies |
Intercommunality | Orchies-Beuvry-la-Forêt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Thierry Bridault |
Area 1 | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | 2,723 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59080 /59310 |
Elevation | 14–35 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 is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 1,631 | — |
1800 | 1,680 | +3.0% |
1806 | 1,777 | +5.8% |
1821 | 1,946 | +9.5% |
1831 | 2,027 | +4.2% |
1836 | 2,038 | +0.5% |
1841 | 1,964 | −3.6% |
1846 | 1,990 | +1.3% |
1851 | 1,972 | −0.9% |
1856 | 1,937 | −1.8% |
1861 | 1,936 | −0.1% |
1866 | 1,877 | −3.0% |
1872 | 1,871 | −0.3% |
1876 | 1,879 | +0.4% |
1881 | 1,810 | −3.7% |
1886 | 1,738 | −4.0% |
1891 | 1,727 | −0.6% |
1896 | 1,710 | −1.0% |
1901 | 1,718 | +0.5% |
1906 | 1,743 | +1.5% |
1911 | 1,742 | −0.1% |
1921 | 1,675 | −3.8% |
1926 | 1,690 | +0.9% |
1931 | 1,656 | −2.0% |
1936 | 1,658 | +0.1% |
1946 | 1,647 | −0.7% |
1954 | 1,704 | +3.5% |
1962 | 1,814 | +6.5% |
1968 | 1,804 | −0.6% |
1975 | 1,869 | +3.6% |
1982 | 2,175 | +16.4% |
1990 | 2,337 | +7.4% |
1999 | 2,762 | +18.2% |
2006 | 2,818 | +2.0% |
2009 | 2,723 | −3.4% |
Heraldry
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.)
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See also
References
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