Bourghelles

Bourghelles

Bourghelles
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Cysoing
Intercommunality Pays de Pévèle
Mayor Alain Duthoit
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 32–71 m (105–233 ft)
(avg. 59 m/194 ft)
Land area1 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population2 1,418  (1999)
 - Density 216 /km2 (560 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59096/ 59830
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.

Bourghelles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Bourghelles are blazoned :
Argent, a chief gules. (Bourghelles and Hem use the same arms)

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