Bouvines
Bouvines (Dutch: Bovingen) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai.[2]
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 The church in Bouvines | |
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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 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Alain Bouvard |
| Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 775 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/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. | |
On 27 July 1214, the Battle of Bouvines was fought here between the forces of French King Philip Augustus, who was resoundingly victorious, against a coalition, led by Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and English King John.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 300 | — |
| 1800 | 327 | +9.0% |
| 1806 | 443 | +35.5% |
| 1821 | 480 | +8.4% |
| 1831 | 521 | +8.5% |
| 1836 | 548 | +5.2% |
| 1841 | 551 | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 563 | +2.2% |
| 1851 | 575 | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 588 | +2.3% |
| 1861 | 579 | −1.5% |
| 1866 | 590 | +1.9% |
| 1872 | 602 | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 601 | −0.2% |
| 1881 | 565 | −6.0% |
| 1886 | 591 | +4.6% |
| 1891 | 577 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | 544 | −5.7% |
| 1901 | 561 | +3.1% |
| 1906 | 589 | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 598 | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 586 | −2.0% |
| 1926 | 623 | +6.3% |
| 1931 | 625 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 612 | −2.1% |
| 1946 | 679 | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 604 | −11.0% |
| 1962 | 564 | −6.6% |
| 1968 | 560 | −0.7% |
| 1975 | 611 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 577 | −5.6% |
| 1990 | 683 | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 772 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 743 | −3.8% |
| 2006 | 723 | −2.7% |
| 2009 | 713 | −1.4% |
| 2010 | 709 | −0.6% |
| 2015 | 696 | −1.8% |
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
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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