Bois-Grenier
| Bois-Grenier | ||
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  Bois-Grenier | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Bois-Grenier | ||
| Coordinates: 50°38′59″N 2°52′30″E / 50.6497°N 2.875°ECoordinates: 50°38′59″N 2°52′30″E / 50.6497°N 2.875°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Armentières | |
| Intercommunality | Weppes | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Delepaul | |
| Area1 | 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,482 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59088 / 59280 | |
| Elevation |
15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 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. | ||
Bois-Grenier is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Located south of Armentieres and bordering with the department of Pas-de-Calais.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1856 | 1,152 | — |
| 1861 | 1,194 | +3.6% |
| 1866 | 1,198 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 1,186 | −1.0% |
| 1876 | 1,291 | +8.9% |
| 1881 | 1,225 | −5.1% |
| 1886 | 1,235 | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 1,189 | −3.7% |
| 1896 | 1,153 | −3.0% |
| 1901 | 1,218 | +5.6% |
| 1906 | 1,231 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 1,229 | −0.2% |
| 1921 | 585 | −52.4% |
| 1926 | 718 | +22.7% |
| 1931 | 689 | −4.0% |
| 1936 | 708 | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 723 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 683 | −5.5% |
| 1962 | 655 | −4.1% |
| 1968 | 751 | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 1,004 | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 1,218 | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 1,356 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 1,450 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1,405 | −3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,482 | +5.5% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Bois-Grenier are blazoned : Quarterly 1: Or, a lion sable, overall a bend compony argent and gules; 2: Argent, a fleur de lys gules, and in chief a sun and a descrescent Or; 3: Azure, a chapel with steeple argent; 4: Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or. |
See also
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