Bachy

Bachy

Town hall

Coat of arms
Bachy

Coordinates: 50°33′04″N 3°15′39″E / 50.5511°N 3.2608°ECoordinates: 50°33′04″N 3°15′39″E / 50.5511°N 3.2608°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Cysoing
Intercommunality Pays de Pévèle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Philippe Delcourt
Area1 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,436
 • Density 220/km2 (580/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59042 / 59830
Elevation 31–74 m (102–243 ft)
(avg. 73 m or 240 ft)

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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 910—    
1800 679−25.4%
1806 753+10.9%
1821 831+10.4%
1831 877+5.5%
1836 905+3.2%
1841 957+5.7%
1846 950−0.7%
1851 1,000+5.3%
1856 917−8.3%
1861 910−0.8%
1866 947+4.1%
1872 1,013+7.0%
1876 1,012−0.1%
1881 1,029+1.7%
1886 1,100+6.9%
1891 1,131+2.8%
1896 1,110−1.9%
1901 1,100−0.9%
1906 1,053−4.3%
1911 1,016−3.5%
1921 961−5.4%
1926 989+2.9%
1931 937−5.3%
1936 904−3.5%
1946 879−2.8%
1954 893+1.6%
1962 864−3.2%
1968 816−5.6%
1975 888+8.8%
1982 1,001+12.7%
1990 1,134+13.3%
1999 1,329+17.2%
2006 1,399+5.3%
2009 1,436+2.6%

Heraldry

 The arms of Bachy are blazoned :
Gules, on a chief Or, in dexter a lion sable.

See also

References

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