Bondues (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃dy]; Dutch: Bonduwe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Bondues
The church in Bondues
The church in Bondues
Coat of arms of Bondues
Location of Bondues
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Bondues is located in France
Bondues
Bondues
Bondues is located in Hauts-de-France
Bondues
Bondues
Coordinates: 50°42′08″N 3°05′38″E / 50.7022°N 3.0939°E / 50.7022; 3.0939
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLille-2
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Delebarre[1]
Area
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13.05 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,713
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59090 /59910
Elevation18–53 m (59–174 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Monument to the shot

Since 1997, Bondues has housed a Museum devoted to the Resistance of the Nord-Pas de Calais region. The Fort of Bondues, also known as Fort Lobau, was built near the confluence of the Marque and Deûle rivers, by General Séré de Rivières, from 1877 to 1880. It is an element of the chain of forts and fortifications constituting the defence system around Lille. It was the place of execution of 68 members of the resistance in 1943/4.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,313—    
1800 2,254−0.37%
1806 2,383+0.93%
1821 2,573+0.51%
1831 2,841+1.00%
1836 2,851+0.07%
1841 2,925+0.51%
1846 3,027+0.69%
1851 3,028+0.01%
1856 3,127+0.65%
1861 3,375+1.54%
1866 3,380+0.03%
1872 3,294−0.43%
1876 3,289−0.04%
1881 3,206−0.51%
1886 3,246+0.25%
1891 3,447+1.21%
1896 3,146−1.81%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,147+0.01%
1906 3,113−0.22%
1911 3,311+1.24%
1921 2,746−1.85%
1926 2,876+0.93%
1931 2,979+0.71%
1936 3,188+1.37%
1946 3,161−0.09%
1954 3,310+0.58%
1962 3,574+0.96%
1968 3,961+1.73%
1975 6,706+7.81%
1982 8,840+4.03%
1990 10,281+1.91%
1999 10,680+0.42%
2007 10,082−0.72%
2012 9,828−0.51%
2017 10,103+0.55%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Bondues
The arms of Bondues are blazoned :
Or, a canton sable.



International relations

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Bondues is twinned with:

Sports

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FC Bondues is a local soccer club. Merge between the historical US Bondues and the CJ Bondues. President Herbaux and his crew help with the continual growth of the club which will compete at the highest level yet in 2023 in the R1 division.

Legends of the club are: Martin Colpaert, Kevin Jehu, Jean Decru, Arnaud Wallard among many.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bondues, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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