Bousignies-sur-Roc

Bousignies-sur-Roc
Commune
A general view of Bousignies-sur-Roc
A general view of Bousignies-sur-Roc
Location of Bousignies-sur-Roc
Bousignies-sur-Roc is located in France
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Location within France
Bousignies-sur-Roc is located in Hauts-de-France
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Bousignies-sur-Roc
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°15′51″N 4°10′58″E / 50.2642°N 4.1828°E / 50.2642; 4.1828
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aurélie Welonek
Area
1
12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Highest elevation
224 m (735 ft)
Lowest elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2023)
369
 • Density30.4/km2 (78.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59101 /59149
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bousignies-sur-Roc (French pronunciation: [buziɲi syʁ ʁɔk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

In early 2021, the commune made international headlines after some historians on a walk noticed that a stone marking the French-Belgian border near the village was moved by about two meters into the French territory. Internationally, it was initially reported that the stone was moved by a Belgian farmer who was frustrated about the stone blocking the path of his tractor. However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone. As of June 2021, it was discovered that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 526—    
1975 531+0.14%
1982 503−0.77%
1990 401−2.79%
1999 410+0.25%
2007 398−0.37%
2012 434+1.75%
2017 402−1.52%
2023 369−1.42%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ "Angleterre, Japon, Équateur, USA, Canada… Buzz mondial pour la borne d'Erquelinnes!". sudinfo.be (in French). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Bonvoisin, Alice (27 April 2021). "Bousignies-sur-Roc : il déplace une borne frontière… et réduit la superficie du village et donc de la France". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Schaverien, Anna (5 May 2021). "A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border". New York Times.
  7. ↑ O'Kane, Caitlin (6 May 2021). "A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border". CBS News.
  8. ↑ Biry-Vicente, Rafaela (10 May 2021). "Frontière franco-belge déplacée : une commission bientôt convoquée pour remettre la borne à Bousignies-sur-Roc". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ↑ The Tim Traveller (3 June 2021). Can You REALLY Move The French-Belgian Border By Accident With A Tractor?. YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE