Bois-Grenier
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Bois-Grenier (French pronunciation: [bwa ɡʁənje]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] Located south of Armentières and bordering with the department of Pas-de-Calais.
Bois-Grenier | |
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The town hall in Bois-Grenier | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bois-Grenier | |
  Bois-Grenier  Bois-Grenier | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′59″N 2°52′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Armentières |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Delepaul[1] |
Area 1 | 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,775 |
| • Density | 245/km2 (634/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59088 /59280 |
| Elevation | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 751 | — |
| 1975 | 1,004 | +4.23% |
| 1982 | 1,218 | +2.80% |
| 1990 | 1,356 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 1,450 | +0.75% |
| 2007 | 1,403 | −0.41% |
| 2012 | 1,512 | +1.51% |
| 2017 | 1,612 | +1.29% |
| 2023 | 1,775 | +1.62% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Bois-Grenier are blazoned : Quarterly 1: Or, a lion sable, overall a bend compony argent and gules; 2: Argent, a fleur de lys gules, and in chief a sun and a descrescent Or; 3: Azure, a chapel with steeple argent; 4: Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or.
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