Bourghelles | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Bourghelles | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bourghelles | |
Bourghelles Bourghelles | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′56″N 3°14′39″E / 50.5656°N 3.2442°E / 50.5656; 3.2442 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
| Intercommunality | CC Pévèle-Carembault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Sarre1 |
Area 1 | 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 1,682 |
| • Density | 257/km2 (665/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59096 /59830 |
| Elevation | 32–71 m (105–233 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bourghelles (French pronunciation: [buʁɡɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.3
Etymology
First recorded in 1197 as Borghela (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgs (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.4
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 922 | — |
| 1975 | 1,132 | +2.97% |
| 1982 | 1,160 | +0.35% |
| 1990 | 1,232 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 1,418 | +1.57% |
| 2009 | 1,553 | +0.91% |
| 2014 | 1,662 | +1.37% |
| 2020 | 1,670 | +0.08% |
| Source: INSEE5 | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Bourghelles are blazoned : Argent, a chief gules. (Bourghelles and Hem use the same arms.)
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References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- L’origine de Bourghelles from Bourghelles official civic site http://bourghelles.com/decouvrir/lhistoire/ (in French) Retrieved 26 November 2017; etymology for related borough from etymonline at https://www.etymonline.com/word/borough retrieved 26 November 2017
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE