Bouvignies

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bouvignies

(2020–2026) Fréderic Pradalier^[1]Area

8.7 km² (3.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,548 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59105 /59870

Elevation16–30 m (52–98 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,114	—
1975	1,128	+0.18%
1982	1,257	+1.56%
1990	1,426	+1.59%
1999	1,537	+0.84%
2009	1,505	−0.21%
2014	1,551	+0.60%
2020	1,532	−0.21%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Bouvignies are blazoned :

Azure, a bend argent. (Bouvignies, Jolimetz and Ochtezeele use the same arms.)

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