Bouvines | |
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Coordinates: 50°34′59″N3°10′59″E / 50.583°N 3.183°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Bernard [1] |
Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
Population | 746 |
• Density | 280/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]
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]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
The arms of Bouvines are blazoned : Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.) |
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