Bousignies

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Bousignies

Total population

349

Air quality index

30Good

Elevation15 m

Land area3.14 km²

WeatherAvg high 60°F

Coordinates50.43°, 3.35°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alain Deloeuil

French bicycle racer

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Benoît Damien

French university teacher (1848-1934)

D

Dominique Dupilet

French politician

Francis Decourrière

French politician

Hercule Corbineau

French soldier

Jean Corbineau

French cavalry general (1776-1848)

J

Jean-Claude Bielitzki

French association football player (1938–2022)

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Jean Moral

French photographer (1906-1999)

Jules Mougin

French poet (1912–2010)

Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez

Catholic bishop (1822–1890)

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René Lecocq

French politician (1897–1978)

Édouard Wojciak

French association football player

J

Jean-Marie Radoux

Belgian fencer

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René Glaneau

Polish singer (1928-1997)

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Joseph Sapeta

French association football player

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François Soudan

French journalist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Rosult
  1.4 mi away · pop. 1,973
• Wandignies-Hamage
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,318
• Saméon
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,738
• Beuvry-la-Forêt
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,834
• Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
  3.8 mi away · pop. 15,980
• Aix-en-Pévèle
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,358
• Erre
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,574
• Orchies
  5.3 mi away · pop. 8,455
• Nomain
  6.2 mi away · pop. 2,585
• Oisy
  6.8 mi away · pop. 690
• Château-l'Abbaye
  6.8 mi away · pop. 859
• Petite-Forêt
  7.2 mi away · pop. 5,058

Browse all places in Hauts-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Official Identifiers