Bouchain
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Bouchain (French pronunciation: [buʃɛ̃] ⓘ; West Flemish: Boesem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Bouchain
Boesem | |
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A view within Bouchain | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bouchain | |
  Bouchain  Bouchain | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′04″N 3°19′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Denain |
| Intercommunality | CA Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Ludovic Zientek[1] |
Area 1 | 12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,113 |
| • Density | 332.0/km2 (859.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59092 /59111 |
| Elevation | 31–100 m (102–328 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes. Bouchain, seat of the early medieval County of Ostrevent, was taken by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, in the 10th century and eventually subsumed into the County of Hainaut.
During the War of the Spanish Succession, when the town was fortified, Bouchain was besieged twice. On 12 September 1711 it was seized from the French after a 34 day siege by the Grand Alliance led by the Duke of Marlborough. It was again besieged, and recaptured by French forces, on 19 October 1712 after an 18 day siege.[4]
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International relations
It is twinned with Halesworth and Eitorf.
Heraldry
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The arms of Bouchain are blazoned : Argent, a tower gules. (form of the tower varies)
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