Bousies

Bousies (French pronunciation: [buzi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

[3] Bousies was part of County of Hainaut, an enclave in Cambrésis of which it was one of the 12 peerages.

In 1007, Jean, Lord of Bousies, as peer of Cambrésis, pledged fidelity to bishop Herbin Ist, Count of Cambrai.

Joseph-Gaspard de Tascher, Napoleon III's Maternal Great-grandfather, was born in Bousies.

Another branch of the family emigrated to Belgium, in the Hainaut Province and later to Flanders, where they can still be found today.

Arms of Bousies
Arms of Bousies
Museum of the Evolutions