Bellignies

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bellignies

(2020–2026) Danièle Druesnes^[1]Area

5.18 km² (2.00 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

809 • Density160/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59065 /59570

Elevation72–136 m (236–446 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellignies (French pronunciation: [beliɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	880	—
1975	888	+0.13%
1982	912	+0.38%
1990	901	−0.15%
1999	836	−0.83%
2009	905	+0.80%
2014	858	−1.06%
2020	809	−0.98%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Bellignies are blazoned :
Quarterly 1&4: Or, 5 bendlets, and on a canton gules a mullet Or; 2&3 Chequy Or and gules (of 4 traits).

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE