Bierne

Bierne
Coat of arms
Bierne
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Bierne
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bergues
Intercommunality	Canton of Bergues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Johann Guillemain
Area1	11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	1,615
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59082 / 59380
Elevation	0–11 m (0–36 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bierne is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

History

In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	483	—
1800	505	+4.6%
1806	514	+1.8%
1821	509	−1.0%
1831	501	−1.6%
1836	496	−1.0%
1841	515	+3.8%
1846	514	−0.2%
1851	505	−1.8%
1856	493	−2.4%
1861	492	−0.2%
1866	496	+0.8%
1872	481	−3.0%
1876	489	+1.7%
1881	534	+9.2%
1886	577	+8.1%
1891	601	+4.2%
1896	610	+1.5%
1901	612	+0.3%
1906	622	+1.6%
1911	672	+8.0%
1921	669	−0.4%
1926	660	−1.3%
1931	629	−4.7%
1936	707	+12.4%
1946	659	−6.8%
1954	669	+1.5%
1962	649	−3.0%
1968	676	+4.2%
1975	663	−1.9%
1982	1,041	+57.0%
1990	1,621	+55.7%
1999	1,732	+6.8%
2006	1,646	−5.0%
2009	1,615	−1.9%

Heraldry

The arms of Bierne are blazoned : Argent, a cross between in orle 12 martlets gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file