Bouvines
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 The church in Bouvines | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bouvines | |
  Bouvines Location within France  Bouvines Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°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 (2024–2026) | Philippe Guillon |
Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 766 |
| • Density | 283/km2 (732/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. It is on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai.
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).
Population
| 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% |
| 2007 | 722 | −0.83% |
| 2012 | 703 | −0.53% |
| 2017 | 775 | +1.97% |
| 2023 | 766 | −0.19% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Bouvines are blazoned : Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.)
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Notable residents
- General Achille Pierre Deffontaines was born there.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- 1 2 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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