Bouvines
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Commune of Bouvines |
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Location | |
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 | |
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. | |
Bouvines is a commune of the Nord département, in northern France.
It was the site of the Battle of Bouvines, on July 27, 1214.