Bambecque
Bambecque (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃bɛk]; Dutch: Bambeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Etymology
Bambecque has historically been attested as Banbeca in 1164. The toponym Bambecque is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *ban. Within the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, the Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via Low German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -beek and Romance -becque (also -bec, -becques).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 642 | — |
| 1975 | 614 | −0.64% |
| 1982 | 614 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 589 | −0.52% |
| 1999 | 655 | +1.19% |
| 2009 | 719 | +0.94% |
| 2014 | 747 | +0.77% |
| 2020 | 822 | +1.61% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Bambecque are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules. (The arms of Bambecque, Crochte, Killem and Maing are essentially the same)
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Points of interest
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). Germanic elements in French Toponymy (Thesis). University of British Columbia. pp. 148, 151. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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