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Boeschepe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, next to the Belgian border.[3]

Boeschepe
Commune
A general view of Boeschepe
Coat of arms
Location of Boeschepe
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Coordinates: 50°48′01″N 2°41′31″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	CC Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Luc Van Inghelandt[1]
Area 1	13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,155
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59086 /59299
Elevation	28–153 m (92–502 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,758 —     1800 1,473 −16.2% 1806 1,692 +14.9% 1821 1,862 +10.0% 1831 1,935 +3.9% 1836 1,975 +2.1% 1841 1,938 −1.9% 1846 1,953 +0.8% 1851 1,985 +1.6% 1856 1,954 −1.6% 1861 2,011 +2.9% 1866 2,103 +4.6% 1872 2,201 +4.7% 1876 2,241 +1.8% 1881 2,175 −2.9% 1886 2,222 +2.2% 1891 2,234 +0.5% 1896 2,208 −1.2% 1901 2,184 −1.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1906 2,284 +4.6% 1911 2,180 −4.6% 1921 2,064 −5.3% 1926 2,093 +1.4% 1931 1,969 −5.9% 1936 2,058 +4.5% 1946 2,111 +2.6% 1954 2,089 −1.0% 1962 2,085 −0.2% 1968 2,015 −3.4% 1975 1,883 −6.6% 1982 1,747 −7.2% 1990 1,906 +9.1% 1999 2,012 +5.6% 2006 2,177 +8.2% 2007 2,201 +1.1% 2009 2,202 +0.0% 2012 2,188 −0.6% 2015 2,189 +0.0%

Heraldry

The arms of Boeschepe are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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  Town hall
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  View of Boeschepe from the south
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  The Ondankmeulen (unthankfullness windmill)

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