Bourghelles
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bourghelles
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie de Bourghelles - 1.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Bourghelles
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Bourghelles (59) Nord-france.svg
|arrondissement = Lille
|canton = Templeuve-en-Pévèle
|INSEE = 59096
|postal code = 59830
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Pévèle-Carembault
|coordinates = {{coord|50.5656|3.2442|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 59
|elevation min m = 32
|elevation max m = 71
|area km2 = 6.55
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bourghelles ({{IPA|fr|buʁɡɛl}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59096-bourghelles INSEE commune file]
Etymology
First recorded in 1197 as Borghela (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgs (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.L’origine de Bourghelles from Bourghelles official civic site http://bourghelles.com/decouvrir/lhistoire/ (in French) Retrieved 26 November 2017; etymology for related borough from etymonline at https://www.etymonline.com/word/borough retrieved 26 November 2017
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-59096#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |922
|1975 |1132
|1982 |1160
|1990 |1232
|1999 |1418
|2009 |1553
|2014 |1662
|2020 |1670
}}
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason de la ville de Bourghelles (59) Nord-france.svg
|legend1=Arms of Bourghelles
|text=The arms of Bourghelles are blazoned :
{{SharedArms|Ar.ch.gu}}
}}
See also
References
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{{commons category|Bourghelles}}
{{Nord communes}}
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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
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