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Bouvines (; ) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France. It is on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai.

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Bouvines is a commune in France, situated within the Nord department and the Lille metropolis. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the canton of Cysoing and the arrondissement of Lille. The municipality has an area of 2.71 square kilometers and shares borders with Gruson, Cysoing, and Sainghin-en-Mélantois. Its elevation above sea level is recorded at 49 meters.

The population of Bouvines is 775, comprising 382 males and 393 females. The postal code for the area is 59830. Bouvines is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Templeuve-en-Pévèle. The commune’s official name is Bouvines, and it is located in the Hauts-de-France region.

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Place details

Locality
Bouvines
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
793
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Bouvines
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Bouvines1 WEB.jpg
French commune.caption
The church in Bouvines
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Cysoing (Nord).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Lille
French commune.canton
Templeuve-en-Pévèle
French commune.INSEE
59106
French commune.postal code
59830
French commune.mayor
Philippe Guillon
French commune.term
2024–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Métropole Européenne de Lille
French commune.elevation m
31
French commune.area km2
2.71

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bouvines
Country
France
Population
766
Area
2.71
Elevation
37
Shares border with
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Official website
www.bouvines.fr
Image
Bouvines1 WEB.jpg
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Commons category
Bouvines
postal code
59830
associated electoral district
canton of Templeuve-en-Pévèle
male population
382
female population
393
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-20-41-31-59
fax number
+33-3-20-84-11-75
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Population
  • Heraldry
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References

Bouvines (; ) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France. It is on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai.

==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).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bouvines” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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