Beaudignies

Beaudignies

Coat of arms
Beaudignies

Coordinates: 50°14′15″N 3°35′37″E / 50.2375°N 3.5936°E / 50.2375; 3.5936Coordinates: 50°14′15″N 3°35′37″E / 50.2375°N 3.5936°E / 50.2375; 3.5936
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Le Quesnoy-Est
Intercommunality Quercitain
Government
  Mayor (20082014]) Raymonde Dramez
Area1 7.92 km2 (3.06 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 573
  Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59057 / 59530
Elevation 65–131 m (213–430 ft)
(avg. 99 m or 325 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaudignies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 586    
1800 434−25.9%
1806 479+10.4%
1821 818+70.8%
1831 921+12.6%
1836 996+8.1%
1841 1,073+7.7%
1846 1,065−0.7%
1851 1,151+8.1%
1856 1,208+5.0%
1861 1,235+2.2%
1866 1,177−4.7%
1872 1,213+3.1%
1876 1,172−3.4%
1881 1,215+3.7%
1886 1,211−0.3%
1891 1,241+2.5%
1896 1,208−2.7%
1901 1,150−4.8%
1906 1,133−1.5%
1911 1,029−9.2%
1921 852−17.2%
1926 805−5.5%
1931 785−2.5%
1936 702−10.6%
1946 696−0.9%
1954 667−4.2%
1962 603−9.6%
1968 597−1.0%
1975 527−11.7%
1982 543+3.0%
1990 523−3.7%
1999 537+2.7%
2006 573+6.7%
2009 573+0.0%

Heraldry

The arms of Beaudignies are blazoned :
Gules, a crescent between 8 billets in orle, all argent.

See also

References

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