Bierne
Bierne | ||
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Commune | ||
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Bierne | ||
Location within Hauts-de-France region Bierne | ||
Coordinates: 50°57′48″N 2°24′42″E / 50.9633°N 2.4117°ECoordinates: 50°57′48″N 2°24′42″E / 50.9633°N 2.4117°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
Canton | Coudekerque-Branche | |
Intercommunality | CC Hauts de Flandre | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Johann Guillemain | |
Area1 | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 1,615 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59082 /59380 | |
Elevation |
0–11 m (0–36 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 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. |
Bierne is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne.[1]
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 483 | — |
1800 | 505 | +4.6% |
1806 | 514 | +1.8% |
1821 | 509 | −1.0% |
1831 | 501 | −1.6% |
1836 | 496 | −1.0% |
1841 | 515 | +3.8% |
1846 | 514 | −0.2% |
1851 | 505 | −1.8% |
1856 | 493 | −2.4% |
1861 | 492 | −0.2% |
1866 | 496 | +0.8% |
1872 | 481 | −3.0% |
1876 | 489 | +1.7% |
1881 | 534 | +9.2% |
1886 | 577 | +8.1% |
1891 | 601 | +4.2% |
1896 | 610 | +1.5% |
1901 | 612 | +0.3% |
1906 | 622 | +1.6% |
1911 | 672 | +8.0% |
1921 | 669 | −0.4% |
1926 | 660 | −1.3% |
1931 | 629 | −4.7% |
1936 | 707 | +12.4% |
1946 | 659 | −6.8% |
1954 | 669 | +1.5% |
1962 | 649 | −3.0% |
1968 | 676 | +4.2% |
1975 | 663 | −1.9% |
1982 | 1,041 | +57.0% |
1990 | 1,621 | +55.7% |
1999 | 1,732 | +6.8% |
2006 | 1,646 | −5.0% |
2009 | 1,615 | −1.9% |
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 50.61 | |
2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 50.32 | |
2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 51.78 | |
2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 77.81 |
Heraldry
The arms of Bierne are blazoned : Argent, a cross between in orle 12 martlets gules. |
See also
References
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