Bouvines

Bouvines
The church in Bouvines
The church in Bouvines
Coat of arms of Bouvines
Location of Bouvines
Map
Bouvines is located in France
Bouvines
Bouvines
Bouvines is located in Hauts-de-France
Bouvines
Bouvines
Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°10′59″E / 50.583°N 3.183°E / 50.583; 3.183
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vacant[1]
Area
1
2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
755
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59106 /59830
Elevation31 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]

  1. ^ "MORT D'ALAIN BERNARD, PREMIER VICE-PRÉSIDENT DE LA MÉTROPOLE EUROPÉENNE DE LILLE ET MAIRE DE BOUVINES". www.bfmtv.com (in French). 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouvines" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.