Boussières-sur-Sambre
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Boussières-sur-Sambre (French pronunciation: [busjɛʁ syʁ sɑ̃bʁ], lit. 'Boussières on Sambre') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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Boussières-sur-Sambre | |
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A general view of Boussières-sur-Sambre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Boussières-sur-Sambre | |
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| Coordinates: 50°14′27″N 3°52′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Aulnoye-Aymeries |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Dupont[1] |
Area 1 | 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 522 |
| • Density | 159/km2 (412/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59103 /59330 |
| Elevation | 122–164 m (400–538 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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 | 428 | — |
| 1975 | 412 | −0.54% |
| 1982 | 449 | +1.24% |
| 1990 | 423 | −0.74% |
| 1999 | 429 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 502 | +1.98% |
| 2012 | 528 | +1.02% |
| 2017 | 524 | −0.15% |
| 2023 | 522 | −0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Boussières-sur-Sambre 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.)
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