Buysscheure
Buysscheure
Buisscheure | |
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_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Buysscheure  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Cassel |
| Intercommunality | pays de Cassel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Wullems |
| Area 1 | 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 510 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59119 /59285 |
| Elevation | 2–50 m (6.6–164.0 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Buysscheure (from Dutch, Buisscheure in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The source of the river Yser is located here.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 764 | — |
| 1800 | 724 | −5.2% |
| 1806 | 846 | +16.9% |
| 1821 | 926 | +9.5% |
| 1831 | 903 | −2.5% |
| 1836 | 875 | −3.1% |
| 1841 | 865 | −1.1% |
| 1846 | 851 | −1.6% |
| 1851 | 844 | −0.8% |
| 1856 | 826 | −2.1% |
| 1861 | 821 | −0.6% |
| 1866 | 801 | −2.4% |
| 1872 | 795 | −0.7% |
| 1876 | 794 | −0.1% |
| 1881 | 793 | −0.1% |
| 1886 | 790 | −0.4% |
| 1891 | 766 | −3.0% |
| 1896 | 822 | +7.3% |
| 1901 | 700 | −14.8% |
| 1906 | 683 | −2.4% |
| 1911 | 670 | −1.9% |
| 1921 | 609 | −9.1% |
| 1926 | 574 | −5.7% |
| 1931 | 504 | −12.2% |
| 1936 | 504 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 515 | +2.2% |
| 1954 | 470 | −8.7% |
| 1962 | 453 | −3.6% |
| 1968 | 407 | −10.2% |
| 1975 | 376 | −7.6% |
| 1982 | 405 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 419 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 453 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 502 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 510 | +1.6% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Buysscheure are blazoned : Gules, a chevron between 3 escallops, within a bordure Or.
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See also
References
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