Borre, Nord
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°43′48″N 2°34′59″E / 50.73°N 2.583°ECoordinates: 50°43′48″N 2°34′59″E / 50.73°N 2.583°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Bailleul | |
| Intercommunality | Monts de Flandres | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bernadette Popelier | |
| Area1 | 5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 588 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59091 /59190 | |
| Elevation | 17–36 m (56–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Borre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The name of Borre probably came from Norwegian Vikings of the Yngling dynasty. The Borre National Park in Vestfold contains the largest number of burial mounds from the Viking Age.
The Borre British Cemetery is located in this village, in route de Sec-Bois. It contains 370 graves from the First World War, of which 129 are British, 238 Australian and 3 German.
In 1940, one of the first German planes damaged in the north of France crashed in Borre. The whole population came out to see the aircraft. Despite the warnings of the crew, who had been captured and locked in the town hall, dozens were killed when the bombs exploded.
Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.)
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