Bourghelles | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Bourghelles (59) Nord-france.svg |
Arrondissement: | Lille |
Canton: | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
Insee: | 59096 |
Postal Code: | 59830 |
Mayor: | Franck Sarre[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Pévèle-Carembault |
Coordinates: | 50.5656°N 3.2442°W |
Elevation M: | 59 |
Elevation Min M: | 32 |
Elevation Max M: | 71 |
Area Km2: | 6.55 |
Bourghelles (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
First recorded in 1197 as Borghela (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burgs (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.[3]