Ivry-la-Bataille

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Ivry-la-Bataille
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Coat of arms of Ivry-la-Bataille
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Ivry-la-Bataille is located in France
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Location within Upper Normandy region
Ivry-la-Bataille is located in Upper Normandy
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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)
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
Year Pop. ±%
1962 1,699 —    
1968 2,183 +28.5%
1975 2,335 +7.0%
1982 2,065 −11.6%
1990 2,563 +24.1%
1999 2,639 +3.0%
2008 2,603 −1.4%

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