Boeschepe

Boeschepe is a common French, located in the department of the Northern (59) and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Its inhabitants is called the boeschèpois.

Geography

Boeschèpe is located in the middle of the Mounts of Flanders, between Lille and Dunkirk, and near the Belgian border .

History

In March 1906, at the time of the inventories which followed the separation of the Church and the State, of the confrontations took place between the forces of the prefecture and the inhabitants of the village. On this occasion, a boeschèpois was killed inside the church. It is one of both died listed at the time of the inventories of 1906 (the second being André Régis, in Haute-Loire). The tomb of the victim, Gery Ghysel, is always visible in the cemetery.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Church Saint Martin's day of the XVIe century, Hallekerque (three Nef S comprises)
Moulin of the Ingratitude (Ondankmeulen) of the XIXe century.
the Flemish pub the vierpot.

festivities

the festival with Raoul at the beginning of July
Ducasse at the beginning of July

Personalities related to the commune

No5el Josèphe French politician

See too

Black Mount
Mount of Cats
Common Countries Heart of Flanders
Giant of North
of North

External bonds

Boeschepe on the site of the national geographical Institute
Boeschepe on the site of INSEE
Boeschepe on the site of Quid
Localization of Boeschepe on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Boeschepe on Mapquest

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