Bouvines
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Bouvines | ||
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Bouvines | ||
Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°10′59″E / 50.583°N 3.183°ECoordinates: 50°34′59″N 3°10′59″E / 50.583°N 3.183°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Lille | |
Canton | Cysoing | |
Intercommunality | Lille Métropole | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Bouvard | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi) | |
Population (2009) | ||
• Population2 | 713 | |
• Population2 Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) | |
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Bouvines is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It was the site of the Battle of Bouvines, on 27 July 1214.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 300 | — |
1800 | 327 | +9.0% |
1806 | 443 | +35.5% |
1821 | 480 | +8.4% |
1831 | 521 | +8.5% |
1836 | 548 | +5.2% |
1841 | 551 | +0.5% |
1846 | 563 | +2.2% |
1851 | 575 | +2.1% |
1856 | 588 | +2.3% |
1861 | 579 | −1.5% |
1866 | 590 | +1.9% |
1872 | 602 | +2.0% |
1876 | 601 | −0.2% |
1881 | 565 | −6.0% |
1886 | 591 | +4.6% |
1891 | 577 | −2.4% |
1896 | 544 | −5.7% |
1901 | 561 | +3.1% |
1906 | 589 | +5.0% |
1911 | 598 | +1.5% |
1921 | 586 | −2.0% |
1926 | 623 | +6.3% |
1931 | 625 | +0.3% |
1936 | 612 | −2.1% |
1946 | 679 | +10.9% |
1954 | 604 | −11.0% |
1962 | 564 | −6.6% |
1968 | 560 | −0.7% |
1975 | 611 | +9.1% |
1982 | 577 | −5.6% |
1990 | 683 | +18.4% |
1999 | 773 | +13.2% |
2006 | 723 | −6.5% |
2009 | 713 | −1.4% |
Heraldry
The arms of Bouvines are blazoned : |
See also
References
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