Bousignies-sur-Roc

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Bousignies-sur-Roc
Commune
A general view of Bousignies-sur-Roc
A general view of Bousignies-sur-Roc
Coat of arms of Bousignies-sur-Roc
Coat of arms
Location of Bousignies-sur-Roc
Bousignies-sur-Roc is located in France
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Coordinates: 50°15′51″N 4°10′58″E / 50.2642°N 4.1828°E / 50.2642; 4.1828Coordinates: 50°15′51″N 4°10′58″E / 50.2642°N 4.1828°E / 50.2642; 4.1828
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Daniel Massart
Area
1
12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
394
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59101 /59149
Elevation130–224 m (427–735 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bousignies-sur-Roc is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

In early 2021, the commune made international headlines[2] after some historians on a walk noticed that a stone marking the French-Belgian border near the village was moved by about two meters into the French territory.[3] Internationally, it was initially reported that the stone was moved by a Belgian farmer who was frustrated about the stone blocking the path of his tractor.[4][5] However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone.[6] In June 2021, YouTuber published a video showing that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.[7]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 351—    
1800 341−2.8%
1806 502+47.2%
1821 593+18.1%
1831 624+5.2%
1836 635+1.8%
1841 620−2.4%
1846 617−0.5%
1851 591−4.2%
1856 621+5.1%
1861 666+7.2%
1866 694+4.2%
1872 763+9.9%
1876 800+4.8%
1881 810+1.2%
1886 766−5.4%
1891 727−5.1%
1896 695−4.4%
1901 606−12.8%
YearPop.±%
1906 584−3.6%
1911 595+1.9%
1921 547−8.1%
1926 588+7.5%
1931 557−5.3%
1936 533−4.3%
1946 508−4.7%
1954 510+0.4%
1962 540+5.9%
1968 526−2.6%
1975 531+1.0%
1982 503−5.3%
1990 401−20.3%
1999 410+2.2%
2005 403−1.7%
2006 395−2.0%
2009 421+6.6%
2010 432+2.6%
2015 409−5.3%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Angleterre, Japon, Équateur, USA, Canada… Buzz mondial pour la borne d'Erquelinnes!". sudinfo.be (in French). May 6, 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ Bonvoisin, Alice (April 27, 2021). "Bousignies-sur-Roc : il déplace une borne frontière… et réduit la superficie du village et donc de la France". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ Schaverien, Anna (May 5, 2021). "A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border". New York Times.
  5. ^ O'Kane, Caitlin (May 6, 2021). "A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border". CBS News.
  6. ^ Biry-Vicente, Rafaela (May 10, 2021). "Frontière franco-belge déplacée : une commission bientôt convoquée pour remettre la borne à Bousignies-sur-Roc". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ The Tim Traveller (June 3, 2021). Can You REALLY Move The French-Belgian Border By Accident With A Tractor?. YouTube. Retrieved 3 July 2021.


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