Bouvines

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]

Bouvines
Commune
The church in Bouvines
Coat of arms
Location of Bouvines
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Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°10′59″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[1]
Area 1	2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	766
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59106 /59830
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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

The arms of Bouvines are blazoned : Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.)

Notable residents

• General Achille Pierre Deffontaines was born there.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department