Bourbourg

Bourbourg ( hook size: Broekburg ) is a commune with 7032 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Nord, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. It belongs to Arrondissement Dunkerque and is capital of the canton Bourbourg.

History

The name comes from the Flemish Broec borg, ie City in the swamp ( 1035: Brucburgh, 1309: Brouborgh ). The first traces of the place can be found in Kartularium the Abbey Ghent.

1790 Bourbourg was divided at the request of the rural districts in Bourbourg -Ville and Bourbourg -Campagne. The reunification of the two communities did not occur until after 1945.

Population Development

  • INSEE: Population development of Bourbourg 1962-1999
  • INSEE: results of the surveys in 2004, 2005 and 2006

Attractions

  • Church of Saint -Jean -Baptiste, 13th century reliquary with the " La Châsse de Notre Dame de Bourbourg, 15th century
  • Remains of the urban prison from the 17th century ( Monument historique )

Personalities

  • Edmond de Coussemaker, (1805-1876), musicologist and lawyer
  • Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, (1814-1874), missionary and archaeologist
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