Bousbecque

Bousbecque
Commune
A general view of Bousbecque
Coat of arms
Location of Bousbecque
Bousbecque Bousbecque
Coordinates: 50°46′17″N 3°04′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lambersart
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joseph Lefebvre
Area 1	6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	4,978
• Density	773/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59098 /59166
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bousbecque (French pronunciation: [buzbɛk]; Dutch: Busbeke / Boesbeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,540 —     1821 1,883 +0.72% 1846 1,900 +0.04% 1872 2,017 +0.23% 1901 3,044 +1.43% 1926 2,962 −0.11% 1946 2,913 −0.08% 1962 3,254 +0.69% 1968 3,345 +0.46%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 3,446 +0.43% 1982 3,914 +1.84% 1990 3,912 −0.01% 1999 4,157 +0.68% 2007 4,621 +1.33% 2012 4,706 +0.37% 2017 4,831 +0.53% 2023 4,978 +0.50%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Heraldry

Arms of Bousbecque

The arms of Bousbecque are blazoned : Vert, 3 stemless trefoils Or. (these are very like 3 petaled cinqfoils rather than trefoils)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department
• Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq