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BouvinesNord

A town of 766 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Population

766

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.92

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€33,390

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bouvines a good place to live?

Bouvines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bouvines’ story

Bouvines in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Bouvines counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2010.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Achille Pierre Deffontaines, born in 1858, is the one person born in Bouvines before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2010First protected: Église Saint-Pierre

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouvines.

Who lives here

More people in Bouvines hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 57%

Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.3%. The middle age in Bouvines is 44.5.

44.5median age

BouvinesNord medianFrance median

Nord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

19%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP15%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education57%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouvines
	Bouvines	Nord median	France median
Under 15	19%	19%	17%
15–24	6.3%	12%	11%
25–44	25%	24%	23%
45–64	30%	25%	26%
65+	19%	19%	22%
No diploma	10%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	15%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	18%	18%
Higher education	57%	26%	30%

Full pageBouvines’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.5 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households330 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bouvines?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Bouvines keeps more of its old housing than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Bouvines is Église Saint-Pierre. The protected list starts in the 19th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Pierre 19th c.

19th c.

oldest protected part

2010

first monument protected

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Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bouvines?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Bouvines is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,390 a year per consumption unit

Of those in the labour force, 6.4% are unemployed. Jobs based in Bouvines number 100, against 350 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 7.0% of working residents in Bouvines to work at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

Public transport7%

Bicycle2%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

100

jobs based in Bouvines, 0.3 per working resident

6.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€33,390

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€33,390 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

94.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 1.3 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.7 mi away.

94.8%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bouvines94.8%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège	Collège	167	94%−1 pt
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	213	99%+2 pts

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94.8%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.3 pts against the expected rate

1.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBouvines’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges94.8% passed the brevet · Three collèges within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Bouvines costs more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.92/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €12.65/m² a month. Sales in Bouvines from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.

€13.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouvines€13.92/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Nord median€11.81/m²

€13.92/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.67 to €16.61/m² a month)

€12.65/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBouvines’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.92/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Monastère de Bouvines and 7 more in and around Bouvines

Heritage and museums in and near Bouvines. Best known first.

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Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de Bouvinesin town

MuseumMusée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq4.9 km north, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq

MuseumMémorial Ascq 19444.8 km north, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fretin4.9 km southwest, in Fretin FortFortFort de Sainghin2 km west, in Sainghin-en-Mélantois BattlefieldBattlefieldBouvines1.4 km east, in Cysoing

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mémorial Ascq 1944: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bouvines

13pages on Bouvines

The big questions

SchoolsThree collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.7 mi away Housing24 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Bouvines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Église Saint-PierreChurch · 19th c.

Classé

Tumulus dit Mont des TombesArchaeological site · Antiquity · in Sainghin-en-Mélantois, 1 mi

Classé

Pyramide de FontenoyMonument · in Cysoing, 1.7 mi

Classé

Église Sainte-RictrudeChurch · in Ronchin, 4.1 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bouvines

One notable person was born in Bouvines.

Their page →

Achille Pierre DeffontainesFrench general (1858–1914)

Bouvines’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →

Sainghin-en-MélantoisCysoingChérengFretinBaisieuxCamphin-en-PévèleBouvines

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bouvines	766	—	—	—	—	—
Sainghin-en-Mélantois	2,840	1.1	B⁻	D	B	D
Cysoing	4,839	1.5	A	C	A⁻	B⁺
Chéreng	3,078	2.3	A	D	A	A⁻
Fretin	3,214	2.7	B	D	C⁺	C
Baisieux	5,545	3.3	A⁻	D	A⁻	B⁻
Camphin-en-Pévèle	2,518	3.4	—	C⁻	—	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bouvines

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Bouvines is a commune of 766 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 766 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Métropole Européenne de Lille
Département: Nord (59)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
INSEE code: 59106

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.