Bousignies-sur-Roc
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Bousignies-sur-Roc | |
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_vue_du_village.jpg) A general view of Bousignies-sur-Roc | |
 Location of Bousignies-sur-Roc | |
  Bousignies-sur-Roc  Bousignies-sur-Roc | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′51″N 4°10′58″E / 50.2642°N 4.1828°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aurélie Welonek[1] |
Area 1 | 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 369 |
| • Density | 30.4/km2 (78.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59101 /59149 |
| Elevation | 130–224 m (427–735 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bousignies-sur-Roc (French pronunciation: [buziɲi syʁ ʁɔk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
In early 2021, the commune made international headlines[4] after some historians on a walk noticed that a stone marking the French-Belgian border near the village was moved by about two meters into the French territory.[5] Internationally, it was initially reported that the stone was moved by a Belgian farmer who was frustrated about the stone blocking the path of his tractor.[6][7] However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone.[8] As of June 2021, it was discovered that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.[9]
