Bierne

Bierne (French Flemish: Bieren) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Bierne
Bieren  (West Flemish)
Commune
The church in Bierne
Coat of arms
Location of Bierne
Bierne
Bierne
Coordinates: 50°57′48″N 2°24′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonCoudekerque-Branche
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Bleja[1]
Area
1
11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
1,819
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59082 /59380
Elevation0–11 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.

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.[3]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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%
2007 1,634−0.7%
2009 1,615−1.2%
2012 1,703+5.4%
2015 1,804+5.9%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
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

[4]

Heraldry
Arms of Bierne
 The arms of Bierne are blazoned :
Argent, a cross between in orle 12 martlets gules.

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 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  3. Bierne history Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine (French)
  4. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//


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