Country France Department Nord Intercommunality Lille Métropole Area 2.71 km² Arrondissement Lille | Region Hauts-de-France Canton Cysoing Population (2009) 713 Local time Friday 11:02 AM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Bouvines is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, and a village, on the French-Belgian frontier between Lille and Tournay.
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Map of 59830 Bouvines, France
It was the site of the Battle of Bouvines, on 27 July 1214. It was fought between the forces of Philip Augustus, king of France, and those of the coalition formed against him, of which the principal members were the emperor and King John of England.
La bataille de bouvines 1214
Notable residents
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Bouvines Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA