Bouvines
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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 |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 765 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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. |
Bouvines (Dutch: Bovingen) is a commune and village in the Nord department in northern France on the French-Belgian border between Lille and Tournai.[3]
On 27 July 1214, the Battle of Bouvines was fought here between the forces of French King Philip Augustus, who was resoundingly victorious, against a coalition, led by Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and English King John.[3]
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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.
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References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. .
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