Bouvines

Bouvines
Bouvines
Commune
	The church in Bouvines
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bouvines
	Bouvines Bouvines
	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)
Population (2022)	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.

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
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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ INSEE commune file
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouvines" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.

[popref2022-2] "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

[3] INSEE commune file

[EB1911-4] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouvines" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[pophist-5] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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