Bierne
Bierne
Bieren (West Flemish) | |
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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 | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Coudekerque-Branche |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Gérard Lescieux |
Area 1 | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,819 |
• Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59082 /59380 |
Elevation | 0–11 m (0–36 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bierne (French Flemish: Bieren) 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.[2]
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
2007 | 1,634 | −0.7% |
2009 | 1,615 | −1.2% |
2012 | 1,703 | +5.4% |
2015 | 1,804 | +5.9% |
Politics[]
Presidential Elections 2nd Round[]
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 50.61 | |
2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 50.32 | |
2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 51.78 | |
2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 77.81 |
Heraldry[]
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The arms of Bierne are blazoned : Argent, a cross between in orle 12 martlets gules.
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Bierne history Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine (French)
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//
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