Buysscheure
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Buysscheure (French pronunciation: [bɥiskœʁ]; from Dutch, Buisscheure in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Buysscheure
Buisscheure | |
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A view within Buysscheure | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Buysscheure | |
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| Coordinates: 50°48′14″N 2°19′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Deheele[1] |
Area 1 | 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 582 |
| • Density | 94.6/km2 (245/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59119 /59285 |
| Elevation | 2–50 m (6.6–164.0 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The source of the river Yser is located here.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 407 | — |
| 1975 | 376 | −1.13% |
| 1982 | 405 | +1.07% |
| 1990 | 419 | +0.43% |
| 1999 | 453 | +0.87% |
| 2009 | 510 | +1.19% |
| 2014 | 552 | +1.60% |
| 2020 | 599 | +1.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Buysscheure are blazoned : Gules, a chevron between 3 escallops, within a bordure Or.
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