Bourghelles () is a
commune in the
Nord
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department in northern
France
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Etymology
First recorded in 1197 as ''Borghela'' (small fortress); ultimately from Proto-Germanic ''*burgs'' (hill fort, fortress) and diminutive suffix.
[''L’origine de Bourghelles'' from Bourghelles official civic site http://bourghelles.com/decouvrir/lhistoire/ (in French) Retrieved 26 November 2017; etymology for related ''borough'' from etymonline at https://www.etymonline.com/word/borough retrieved 26 November 2017]
Population
Heraldry
See also
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Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders
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