La Bassée
La Bassée | |
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Location of La Bassée  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | La Bassée |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Waymel |
| Area 1 | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 6,166 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59051 /59480 |
| Elevation | 21–31 m (69–102 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Bassée is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 2,108 | — |
| 1800 | 2,171 | +3.0% |
| 1806 | 2,209 | +1.8% |
| 1821 | 2,414 | +9.3% |
| 1831 | 2,480 | +2.7% |
| 1836 | 2,485 | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 2,475 | −0.4% |
| 1846 | 2,540 | +2.6% |
| 1851 | 2,755 | +8.5% |
| 1856 | 2,763 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 2,958 | +7.1% |
| 1866 | 3,170 | +7.2% |
| 1872 | 3,246 | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 3,415 | +5.2% |
| 1881 | 3,545 | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 3,678 | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 3,907 | +6.2% |
| 1896 | 4,017 | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 4,392 | +9.3% |
| 1906 | 4,631 | +5.4% |
| 1911 | 4,819 | +4.1% |
| 1921 | 2,120 | −56.0% |
| 1926 | 3,527 | +66.4% |
| 1931 | 4,109 | +16.5% |
| 1936 | 4,416 | +7.5% |
| 1946 | 4,855 | +9.9% |
| 1954 | 5,004 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 5,355 | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 5,463 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 6,025 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 6,319 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 6,017 | −4.8% |
| 1999 | 5,908 | −1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,888 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | 6,166 | +4.7% |
Heraldry
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The arms of La Bassée are blazoned : Gules, a demi fleur de lys issuant from the center line argent.
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Personalities
La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761 –1845).[1]
See also
References
- ^ Rose Georgina Kingsley (1899). A history of French art, 1100-1899. London: Longmans, Green. p. 378. OCLC 3677192. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
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