Bouvines

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Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°10′59″E / 50.583, 3.183

Commune of Bouvines

Location
Bouvines (France)
Bouvines
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Cysoing
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Mayor Jean Noël
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 31 m (avg.)
Land area¹ 2.71 km²
Population²
(1999)
773
 - Density 285/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
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.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Bouvines is a commune of the Nord département, in northern France.

It was the site of the Battle of Bouvines, on July 27, 1214.