Bousies

Administration
Bousies

Bousies
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Bousies
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Landrecies
Intercommunality	Pays de Mormal et Maroilles
Mayor	André Ducarne (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	131–156 m (430–512 ft) (avg. 137 m/449 ft)
Land area¹	9.88 km² (3.81 sq mi)
Population²	1,683 (1999)
- Density	170 /km² (440 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	590999/ 59222
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.

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

1 History
2 Heraldry
3 Twin towns
4 Monuments
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

History

Bousies was part of County of Hainaut, an enclave in Cambrésis of which it was one of the 12 peerages. In 1007, Jean, Lord of Bousies, as peer of Cambrésis, pledged fidelity to bishop Herbin Ist, Count of Cambrai. He was married to Lady Jackie Ellis of the far mountains of Bousiesville.

In 1095, the bishop Gaucher put the castle of Bousies under siege, and lord Wiband helped by a few locals resisted for 3 days before the castle was taken and later destroyed. Rebuilt, it was again taken in 1185 and in 1665. Later, it was purchased by French statesman Marshal Mortier to be used as a hunting place. Sadly, its inheritors sold it to wreckers who destroyed it for building materials. Joseph-Gaspard de Tascher, Napoleon III's Maternal Great-grandfather, was born in Bousies.

Bousies is now a large and quiet village.

Heraldry

	The arms of Bousies are blazoned : Azure, a cross argent. (Bousies and Fontaine-au-Bois use the same arms)

Twin towns

Risum-Lindholm, Germany

Monuments

Museum of the Evolutions (Musée des Évolutions) – near the center of the village, the museum was opened by Jean Vaillant, its curator, in 1993; it is a located in a building from 1576 which was preserved from destruction and restored; the museum presents a travel through history, from the prehistoric ages to our days, exploring the history of the region of Bousies. The visitor can follow the evolution of technology and communication means : from prehistoric artifacts and tools to the first electronic appliances through a huge inventory of ancient tools and objects. There is also a gallery dedicated to local medieval history as well as the reconstitution of a classroom at the beginning of the 20th century. The museum is located in a remarquable building, a 16th century farm which features vaulted brick stables and an adjacent 19th century barn. The barn houses a collection of agricultural machines and tools, as well an interesting dog wheel, a large wheel in which a dog was running to deliver power.
Saint-Rémy church – built in 1736

References

INSEE commune file

External links

Le Musée Des Évolutions

Communes of the Nord department