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'''Bousignies-sur-Roc''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] [[Departments of France|department]] in northern [[France]]. |
'''Bousignies-sur-Roc''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] [[Departments of France|department]] in northern [[France]]. |
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In early 2021, the commune made international headlines<ref>{{Cite web| title = Angleterre, Japon, Équateur, USA, Canada… Buzz mondial pour la borne d’Erquelinnes!| trans-title = | work = sudinfo.be | date = May 6, 2021 | access-date = 3 July 2021 | url = https://www.sudinfo.be/id392001/article/2021-05-06/angleterre-japon-equateur-usa-canada-buzz-mondial-pour-la-borne-derquelinnes | language = fr }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Bousignies-sur-Roc : il déplace une borne frontière… et réduit la superficie du village et donc de la France | first = Alice | last = Bonvoisin | work = La Voix du Nord | date = April 27, 2021 | access-date = 3 July 2021 | url = https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/992266/article/2021-04-27/bousignies-sur-roc-il-deplace-une-borne-frontiere-et-viole-le-traite-de-courtrai | language = fr |
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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/world/europe/france-belgium-border-moved.html|title=A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border|first=Anna|last=Schaverien |date=May 5, 2021 |newspaper=[[New York Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Caitlin |last=O'Kane |date=May 6, 2021 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/farmer-moves-belgium-france-border/ |title=A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border |publisher =[[CBS News]] }}</ref> However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Frontière franco-belge déplacée : une commission bientôt convoquée pour remettre la borne à Bousignies-sur-Roc | first = Rafaela |last = Biry-Vicente | work = France Bleu | date = May 10, 2021 | access-date = 3 July 2021 | url = https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/insolite/une-commission-franco-belge-bientot-convoquee-pour-remettre-la-borne-frontiere-deplacee-a-bousignies-1620653276 | language = fr }}</ref> |
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In June 2021, YouTuber [[The Tim Traveller]] published a video showing that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ddlv47t1tQ |title=Can You REALLY Move The French-Belgian Border By Accident With A Tractor? |author=The Tim Traveller |website=[[YouTube]] |date=June 3, 2021|access-date=3 July 2021 }}</ref> |
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Bousignies-sur-Roc | |
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| Coordinates: 50°15′51″N 4°10′58″E / 50.2642°N 4.1828°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Daniel Massart |
| Area 1 | 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 376 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59101 /59149 |
| Elevation | 130–224 m (427–735 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bousignies-sur-Roc is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
In early 2021, the commune made international headlines[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5] However, the owner of the area that encompasses the stone, David Lavaux, is a veterinarian who claims that he never moved the stone.[6] In June 2021, YouTuber The Tim Traveller published a video showing that the stone has not been moved back since the initial report.[7]
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References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Angleterre, Japon, Équateur, USA, Canada… Buzz mondial pour la borne d'Erquelinnes!". sudinfo.be (in French). May 6, 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Bonvoisin, Alice (April 27, 2021). "Bousignies-sur-Roc : il déplace une borne frontière… et réduit la superficie du village et donc de la France". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Schaverien, Anna (May 5, 2021). "A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border". New York Times.
- ^ O'Kane, Caitlin (May 6, 2021). "A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border". CBS News.
- ^ Biry-Vicente, Rafaela (May 10, 2021). "Frontière franco-belge déplacée : une commission bientôt convoquée pour remettre la borne à Bousignies-sur-Roc". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ The Tim Traveller (June 3, 2021). Can You REALLY Move The French-Belgian Border By Accident With A Tractor?. YouTube. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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