Bierne
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bierne
|native name = {{native name|vls|Bieren}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Bierne - Eglise Saint-Géry.JPG
|caption = The church in Bierne
|image coat of arms = Bierne (59) Nord-france.svg
|arrondissement = Dunkerque
|canton = Coudekerque-Branche
|INSEE = 59082
|postal code = 59380
|mayor = Jean-Jacques Verhaeghe{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=12 March 2025|language=fr}}
|term = 2024–2026
|intercommunality = CC Hauts de Flandre
|coordinates = {{coord|50.9633|2.4117|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 2
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 11
|area km2 = 11.04
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bierne ({{IPA|fr|bjɛʁn}}; {{langx|vls|label=French Flemish|Bieren}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59082-bierne INSEE commune file]
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.[http://home.nordnet.fr/~jacfermaut/terrierbierne09.html Bierne history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210163440/http://home.nordnet.fr/~jacfermaut/terrierbierne09.html |date=2010-02-10 }} (French)
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-59082#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |676
|1975 |663
|1982 |1041
|1990 |1621
|1999 |1732
|2009 |1615
|2014 |1790
|2020 |1799
}}
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Bierne (59) Nord-france.svg
|legend1=Arms of Bierne
|text=The arms of Bierne are blazoned :
Argent, a cross between in orle 12 martlets gules.
}}
See also
References
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{{commons category|Bierne}}
{{Nord communes}}
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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
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