Bierne
| Bierne | ||
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  Bierne | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Bierne | ||
| Coordinates: 50°57′48″N 2°24′42″E / 50.9633°N 2.4117°ECoordinates: 50°57′48″N 2°24′42″E / 50.9633°N 2.4117°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Bergues | |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Bergues | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Johann Guillemain | |
| Area1 | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,615 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59082 / 59380 | |
| Elevation |
0–11 m (0–36 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Bierne is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 483 | — |
| 1800 | 505 | +4.6% |
| 1806 | 514 | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 509 | −1.0% |
| 1831 | 501 | −1.6% |
| 1836 | 496 | −1.0% |
| 1841 | 515 | +3.8% |
| 1846 | 514 | −0.2% |
| 1851 | 505 | −1.8% |
| 1856 | 493 | −2.4% |
| 1861 | 492 | −0.2% |
| 1866 | 496 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 481 | −3.0% |
| 1876 | 489 | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 534 | +9.2% |
| 1886 | 577 | +8.1% |
| 1891 | 601 | +4.2% |
| 1896 | 610 | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 612 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 622 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 672 | +8.0% |
| 1921 | 669 | −0.4% |
| 1926 | 660 | −1.3% |
| 1931 | 629 | −4.7% |
| 1936 | 707 | +12.4% |
| 1946 | 659 | −6.8% |
| 1954 | 669 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 649 | −3.0% |
| 1968 | 676 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 663 | −1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,041 | +57.0% |
| 1990 | 1,621 | +55.7% |
| 1999 | 1,732 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1,646 | −5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,615 | −1.9% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Bierne are blazoned : Argent, a cross between in orle 12 martlets gules. |
See also
References
- ↑ Bierne history (French)
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