Bouvines

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Bouvines
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The church in Bouvines
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Location of Bouvines
Bouvines
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Bouvines
Coordinates: 50°34′59″N3°10′59″E / 50.583°N 3.183°E / 50.583; 3.183
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Bernard [1]
Area
1
2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
746
  Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59106 /59830
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouvines (French pronunciation: [buvin] ; Dutch : Bovingen) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France. [3] It is on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai. [4]

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History

On 27 July 1214, the Battle of Bouvines was fought here between the forces of the French King Philip Augustus, who was resoundingly victorious, against a coalition, led by Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and the English King John (who was not present at the battle). [4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 560    
1975 611+1.25%
1982 577−0.81%
1990 683+2.13%
1999 772+1.37%
2009 713−0.79%
2014 698−0.42%
2020 746+1.11%
Source: INSEE [5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Bouvines
The arms of Bouvines are blazoned  :

Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.)



Notable residents

See also

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. 1 2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouvines"  . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE