Bouvines
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| Commune of Bouvines | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 3.183° |
| Latitude | 50.583° |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Cysoing |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Mayor | Jean Noël (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 2.71 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
773 |
| - Density (1999) | 285/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59106/ 59830 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Bouvines is a commune of the Nord département, in northern France.
It was the site of the Battle of Bouvines, on July 27, 1214.
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