Bousignies-sur-Roc

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

Bousignies-sur-Roc
Commune
A general view of Bousignies-sur-Roc
Coat of arms
Location of Bousignies-sur-Roc
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Coordinates: 50°15′51″N 4°10′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aurélie Welonek[1]
Area
1
12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
387
 • Density32/km2 (83/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.

In early 2021, the commune made international headlines[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6] However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone.[7] In June 2021, YouTuber The Tim Traveller published a video showing that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.[8]

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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "Angleterre, Japon, Équateur, USA, Canada… Buzz mondial pour la borne d'Erquelinnes!". sudinfo.be (in French). May 6, 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Schaverien, Anna (May 5, 2021). "A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border". New York Times.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. The Tim Traveller (June 3, 2021). Can You REALLY Move The French-Belgian Border By Accident With A Tractor?. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 3 July 2021.


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