Bouvines
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Location of Bouvines  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Cysoing |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Bouvard |
| Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 713 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/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 is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, and a village, on the French-Belgian frontier between Lille and Tournay.[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
| 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.)
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Notable residents
- General Achille Pierre Deffontaines was born there.
See also
References
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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