Bouvines

Bouvines

Bouvines

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

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]

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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).[4]

Population

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Heraldry

Arms of Bouvines
 The arms of Bouvines are blazoned :

Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.)



Notable residents

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    INSEE commune file
  4. [4]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bouvines" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  5. [5]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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