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Bousignies-sur-Roc (French pronunciation: [buziɲi syʁ ʁɔk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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In early 2021, the commune made international headlines[4] after some historians on a walk noticed that a stone marking the French-Belgian border near the village was moved by about two meters into the French territory.[5] Internationally, it was initially reported that the stone was moved by a Belgian farmer who was frustrated about the stone blocking the path of his tractor.[6][7] However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone.[8] As of June 2021, it was discovered that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.[9]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 526 | — |
| 1975 | 531 | +0.14% |
| 1982 | 503 | −0.77% |
| 1990 | 401 | −2.79% |
| 1999 | 410 | +0.25% |
| 2009 | 421 | +0.27% |
| 2014 | 417 | −0.19% |
| 2020 | 379 | −1.58% |
| Source: INSEE[10] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Angleterre, Japon, Équateur, USA, Canada… Buzz mondial pour la borne d'Erquelinnes!". sudinfo.be (in French). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Bonvoisin, Alice (27 April 2021). "Bousignies-sur-Roc : il déplace une borne frontière… et réduit la superficie du village et donc de la France". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Schaverien, Anna (5 May 2021). "A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border". New York Times.
- ^ O'Kane, Caitlin (6 May 2021). "A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border". CBS News.
- ^ Biry-Vicente, Rafaela (10 May 2021). "Frontière franco-belge déplacée : une commission bientôt convoquée pour remettre la borne à Bousignies-sur-Roc". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ The Tim Traveller (3 June 2021). Can You REALLY Move The French-Belgian Border By Accident With A Tractor?. YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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