Bousignies-sur-Roc explained
| Bousignies-sur-Roc |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Boeschepe (59) Nord-France.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton: | Fourmies |
| Insee: | 59101 |
| Postal Code: | 59149 |
| Mayor: | Aurélie Welonek[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Coordinates: | 50.2642°N 4.1828°W |
| Elevation M: | 160 |
| Elevation Min M: | 130 |
| Elevation Max M: | 224 |
| Area Km2: | 12.14 |
Bousignies-sur-Roc (in French pronounced as /buziɲi syʁ ʁɔk/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
In early 2021, the commune made international headlines[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] [6] However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone.[7] In June 2021, YouTuber The Tim Traveller published a video showing that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59101-bousignies-sur-roc INSEE commune file
- Web site: Angleterre, Japon, Équateur, USA, Canada… Buzz mondial pour la borne d’Erquelinnes!. sudinfo.be . May 6, 2021 . 3 July 2021 . fr .
- Web site: Bousignies-sur-Roc : il déplace une borne frontière… et réduit la superficie du village et donc de la France . Alice . Bonvoisin . La Voix du Nord . April 27, 2021 . 3 July 2021 . fr .
- News: A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border. Anna. Schaverien . May 5, 2021 . .
- News: Caitlin . O'Kane . May 6, 2021 . A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border . .
- Web site: Frontière franco-belge déplacée : une commission bientôt convoquée pour remettre la borne à Bousignies-sur-Roc . Rafaela . Biry-Vicente . France Bleu . May 10, 2021 . 3 July 2021 . fr .
- Can You REALLY Move The French-Belgian Border By Accident With A Tractor? . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8ddlv47t1tQ . 2021-12-21 . live. The Tim Traveller . . June 3, 2021. 3 July 2021 .
