Bousbecque (French pronunciation: [buzbɛk]; Dutch: Busbeke / Boesbeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,540 —     1821 1,883 +0.72% 1846 1,900 +0.04% 1872 2,017 +0.23% 1901 3,044 +1.43% 1926 2,962 −0.11% 1946 2,913 −0.08% 1962 3,254 +0.69%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 3,345 +0.46% 1975 3,446 +0.43% 1982 3,914 +1.84% 1990 3,912 −0.01% 1999 4,157 +0.68% 2007 4,621 +1.33% 2012 4,706 +0.37% 2017 4,831 +0.53%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

The arms of Bousbecque are blazoned : Vert, 3 stemless trefoils Or. (these are very like 3 petaled cinqfoils rather than trefoils)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department
• Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq