Bouchain
Bouchain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Location of Bouchain 
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| Coordinates: 50°17′04″N 3°19′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Denain |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Ludovic Zientek |
| Area 1 | 12.39 km2 (4.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,952 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59092 /59111 |
| Elevation | 31–100 m (102–328 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes. Bouchain, seat of the early medieval County of Ostrevent, was taken by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, in the 10th century and eventually subsumed into the County of Hainaut.
During the War of the Spanish Succession, when the town was fortified, Bouchain was besieged twice. On 12 September 1711 it was seized from the French after a 34 day siege by the Grand Alliance led by the Duke of Marlborough. It was again besieged, and recaptured by French forces, on 19 October 1712 after an 18 day siege.[2]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1800 | 1,128 | — |
| 1806 | 1,102 | −2.3% |
| 1821 | 1,198 | +8.7% |
| 1831 | 1,183 | −1.3% |
| 1836 | 1,148 | −3.0% |
| 1841 | 1,401 | +22.0% |
| 1846 | 1,463 | +4.4% |
| 1851 | 1,577 | +7.8% |
| 1856 | 1,632 | +3.5% |
| 1861 | 1,501 | −8.0% |
| 1866 | 1,504 | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 1,607 | +6.8% |
| 1876 | 1,685 | +4.9% |
| 1881 | 1,763 | +4.6% |
| 1886 | 1,859 | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 1,405 | −24.4% |
| 1896 | 1,527 | +8.7% |
| 1901 | 1,760 | +15.3% |
| 1906 | 1,716 | −2.5% |
| 1911 | 2,214 | +29.0% |
| 1921 | 1,732 | −21.8% |
| 1926 | 2,076 | +19.9% |
| 1931 | 2,434 | +17.2% |
| 1936 | 2,402 | −1.3% |
| 1946 | 2,421 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 2,812 | +16.2% |
| 1962 | 3,505 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 3,916 | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 4,826 | +23.2% |
| 1982 | 4,543 | −5.9% |
| 1990 | 4,317 | −5.0% |
| 1999 | 4,282 | −0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,187 | −2.2% |
| 2007 | 4,174 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,085 | −2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,995 | −2.2% |
| 2015 | 4,044 | +1.2% |
International relations
It is twinned with Halesworth and Eitorf
Heraldry
Arms of Bouchain |
The arms of Bouchain are blazoned : Argent, a tower gules. (form of the tower varies) |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- D. G. Chandler. Marlborough as Military Commander (1989 ed.). p. 299. Spellmount Publishers Ltd. 1973. ISBN 978-0946771127.
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