Bouvines
| Bouvines | ||
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| Commune | ||
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  Bouvines Location within Hauts-de-France region  Bouvines | ||
| Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°10′59″E / 50.583°N 3.183°ECoordinates: 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 | |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Bouvard | |
| Area1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 713 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59106 /59830 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Bouvines is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, and a village, on the French-Belgian frontier between Lille and Tournai.[1]
It was the site of the Battle of Bouvines, on 27 July 1214. It was fought between the forces of Philip Augustus, king of France, and those of the coalition formed against him, of which the principal members were the emperor and King John of England.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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 | 773 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 723 | −6.5% |
| 2009 | 713 | −1.4% |
Heraldry
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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
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