Borre | |
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.jpg')) An aerial view of Borre | |
_Nord-france.svg.jpg')) Coat of arms | |
Location of Borre  | |
)  Borre ) Borre | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′48″N 2°34′59″E / 50.73°N 2.583°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Bernadette Popelier |
| Area 1 | 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 591 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59091 /59190 |
| Elevation | 17–36 m (56–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Borre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
History
The name of Borre probably came from Norwegian Vikings of the Yngling dynasty. The Borre National Park in Vestfold contains the largest number of burial mounds from the Viking Age.
The Borre British Cemetery is located in this village, in route de Sec-Bois. It contains 370 graves from the First World War, of which 129 are British, 238 Australian and 3 German.
In 1940, one of the first German planes damaged in the north of France crashed in Borre. The whole population came out to see the aircraft. Despite the warnings of the crew, who had been captured and locked in the town hall, dozens were killed when the bombs exploded.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 796 | — |
| 1800 | 771 | −3.1% |
| 1806 | 843 | +9.3% |
| 1821 | 756 | −10.3% |
| 1831 | 803 | +6.2% |
| 1836 | 800 | −0.4% |
| 1841 | 776 | −3.0% |
| 1846 | 775 | −0.1% |
| 1851 | 770 | −0.6% |
| 1856 | 711 | −7.7% |
| 1861 | 733 | +3.1% |
| 1866 | 703 | −4.1% |
| 1872 | 774 | +10.1% |
| 1876 | 757 | −2.2% |
| 1881 | 792 | +4.6% |
| 1886 | 772 | −2.5% |
| 1891 | 752 | −2.6% |
| 1896 | 696 | −7.4% |
| 1901 | 651 | −6.5% |
| 1906 | 655 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 645 | −1.5% |
| 1921 | 612 | −5.1% |
| 1926 | 571 | −6.7% |
| 1931 | 569 | −0.4% |
| 1936 | 536 | −5.8% |
| 1946 | 516 | −3.7% |
| 1954 | 521 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 483 | −7.3% |
| 1968 | 455 | −5.8% |
| 1975 | 419 | −7.9% |
| 1982 | 465 | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 473 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 540 | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 576 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 588 | +2.1% |
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 59.19 | |
| 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 59.03 | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 64.09 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 79.83 | |
Heraldry
_Nord-france.svg.jpg')) | The arms of Borre are blazoned : Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Julien Gracq, Manuscrits de guerre, p34. ISBN 978-2-7143-1058-3. Librairie José Corti, 2011 (in French)
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//