Ivry-la-Bataille

Ivry-la-Bataille

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Ivry-la-Bataille

Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 1°27′42″E / 48.8844°N 1.4617°E / 48.8844; 1.4617Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 1°27′42″E / 48.8844°N 1.4617°E / 48.8844; 1.4617
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Eure
Arrondissement Évreux
Canton Saint-André-de-l'Eure
Intercommunality Val d'Eure et Vesgre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Patrick Maison
Area1 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,603
 • Density 340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 27355 / 27540
Elevation 55–137 m (180–449 ft)
(avg. 64 m or 210 ft)

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.

Ivry-la-Bataille is a commune in the Eure Department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as Ivry.

History

The Battle of Ivry took place near Ivry on 14 March 1590. It was renamed Ivry-la-Bataille (Ivry-the-Battle) to commemorate the battle and to distinguish the town from Ivry-sur-Seine.

Geography

Ivry-la-Bataille is located on the Eure River in Normandy and about thirty miles (50 km) west of Paris, at the boundary between the Île-de-France and the Beauce regions.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,699—    
19682,183+28.5%
19752,335+7.0%
19822,065−11.6%
19902,563+24.1%
19992,639+3.0%
20082,603−1.4%

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