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
The church in Bouvines
Coat of arms of Bouvines
Coat of arms
Location of Bouvines
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
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
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
746
 • Density280/km2 (710/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.

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.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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
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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouvines" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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