Bouvines
Commune
The church in Bouvines
The church in Bouvines
Coat of arms of Bouvines
Coat of arms
Location of Bouvines
Map
Bouvines is located in France
Bouvines
Bouvines
Bouvines is located in Hauts-de-France
Bouvines
Bouvines
Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°10′59″E / 50.583°N 3.183°E / 50.583; 3.183
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Bernard[1]
Area
1
2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
755
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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]

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

Arms of Bouvines
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

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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouvines" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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