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Also known as Boesem

Bouchain (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Place details

Locality
Bouchain
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
4,377

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Key facts

French commune.name
Bouchain
French commune.native name
Boesem
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Bouchain - l'Escaut.JPG
French commune.caption
A view within Bouchain
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Bouchain (Nord).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Valenciennes
French commune.canton
Denain
French commune.INSEE
59092
French commune.postal code
59111
French commune.mayor
Ludovic Zientek
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Porte du Hainaut
French commune.elevation m
38
French commune.elevation min m
31
French commune.elevation max m
100
French commune.area km2
12.39

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bouchain
Population
4113
Area
12.39
Elevation
38
Official website
www.bouchain.fr
Image
Bouchain - l'Escaut.JPG
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Commons category
Bouchain
postal code
59111
male population
1911
female population
2041
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-27-21-71-21
fax number
+33-3-27-21-71-24
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5 sections
Contents
  • Population
  • International relations
  • Heraldry
  • See also
  • References

Bouchain (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It lies halfway between Cambrai and Valenciennes. Bouchain, seat of the early medieval County of Ostrevent, was taken by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, in the 10th century and eventually subsumed into the County of Hainaut.

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