Bersée

Bersée

The church tower at Bersée

Coat of arms
Bersée

Coordinates: 50°28′57″N 3°08′44″E / 50.4825°N 3.1456°E / 50.4825; 3.1456Coordinates: 50°28′57″N 3°08′44″E / 50.4825°N 3.1456°E / 50.4825; 3.1456
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Pont-à-Marcq
Intercommunality Pays de Pévèle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Caudrelier
Area1 10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,235
  Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59071 / 59235
Elevation 27–61 m (89–200 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,308    
1800 1,394+6.6%
1806 1,459+4.7%
1821 1,530+4.9%
1831 1,615+5.6%
1836 1,688+4.5%
1841 1,744+3.3%
1846 1,759+0.9%
1851 1,752−0.4%
1856 1,734−1.0%
1861 1,755+1.2%
1866 1,780+1.4%
1872 1,812+1.8%
1876 1,834+1.2%
1881 1,843+0.5%
1886 1,850+0.4%
1891 1,803−2.5%
1896 1,798−0.3%
1901 1,808+0.6%
1906 1,870+3.4%
1911 1,819−2.7%
1921 1,618−11.1%
1926 1,573−2.8%
1931 1,572−0.1%
1936 1,498−4.7%
1946 1,521+1.5%
1954 1,561+2.6%
1962 1,526−2.2%
1968 1,520−0.4%
1975 1,570+3.3%
1982 1,806+15.0%
1990 1,989+10.1%
1999 2,115+6.3%
2006 2,215+4.7%
2009 2,235+0.9%

Heraldry

The arms of Bersée are blazoned :

Or, a cross gules between 16 alerions azure. (the Montmorency family and the communes of Bersée and Damville use the same arms.)

See also

References

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