Bollezeele
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkirk | |
| Canton | Wormhout | |
| Intercommunality | Yser | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Joseph Dubreucq | |
| Area1 | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,391 | |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59089 / 59470 | |
| Elevation | 2–52 m (6.6–170.6 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
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Bollezeele (from Dutch; Bollezele in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is 17 km (11 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12 mi) west of the Belgian border. The river Yser runs through Bollezeele.
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Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,258 | — |
| 1800 | 1,383 | +9.9% |
| 1806 | 1,539 | +11.3% |
| 1821 | 1,588 | +3.2% |
| 1831 | 1,662 | +4.7% |
| 1836 | 1,708 | +2.8% |
| 1841 | 1,740 | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 1,800 | +3.4% |
| 1851 | 1,769 | −1.7% |
| 1856 | 1,732 | −2.1% |
| 1861 | 1,718 | −0.8% |
| 1866 | 1,776 | +3.4% |
| 1872 | 1,811 | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 1,815 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 1,798 | −0.9% |
| 1886 | 1,805 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1,700 | −5.8% |
| 1896 | 1,649 | −3.0% |
| 1901 | 1,620 | −1.8% |
| 1906 | 1,591 | −1.8% |
| 1911 | 1,585 | −0.4% |
| 1921 | 1,550 | −2.2% |
| 1926 | 1,560 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 1,543 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | 1,562 | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 1,506 | −3.6% |
| 1954 | 1,463 | −2.9% |
| 1962 | 1,439 | −1.6% |
| 1968 | 1,389 | −3.5% |
| 1975 | 1,328 | −4.4% |
| 1982 | 1,500 | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 1,476 | −1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,383 | −6.3% |
| 2006 | 1,382 | −0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,391 | +0.7% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Bollezeele are blazoned : Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.) |
See also
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