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Bourghelles
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Bourghelles is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Lille and the canton of Cysoing, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Templeuve-en-Pévèle. The municipality borders the communes of Camphin-en-Pévèle, Wannehain, Bachy, and Cobrieux. Its postal code is 59830.
The area of Bourghelles is 6.55 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,715 residents (831 male and 833 female) and another citing 1,676. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 71 meters in one dataset and 52 meters in another. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bourghelles
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,676
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bourghelles
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie de Bourghelles - 1.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Bourghelles
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Bourghelles (59) Nord-france.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lille
- French commune.canton
- Templeuve-en-Pévèle
- French commune.INSEE
- 59096
- French commune.postal code
- 59830
- French commune.mayor
- Franck Sarre
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Pévèle-Carembault
- French commune.elevation m
- 59
- French commune.elevation min m
- 32
- French commune.elevation max m
- 71
- French commune.area km2
- 6.55
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bourghelles
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lille
- Population
- 1682
- Area
- 6.55
- Elevation
- 48
- Shares border with
- Camphin-en-Pévèle
- Official website
- bourghelles.com
- Image
- Mairie de Bourghelles - 1.JPG
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- Commons category
- Bourghelles
- postal code
- 59830
- associated electoral district
- canton of Templeuve-en-Pévèle
- male population
- 831
- female population
- 833
- P8168
- Pola
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-20-84-50-31
- fax number
- +33-3-20-79-42-51
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Population
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Bourghelles () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
==Etymology== First recorded in 1197 as Borghela (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgs (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bourghelles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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