Ivry-la-Bataille

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Sylvie Hénaux^[1]Area7.76 km² (3.00 sq mi)Population2,638 • Density340/km² (880/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation55–137 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.

Ivry-la-Bataille (French pronunciation: [ivʁi la bataj]) is a commune in the Eure Department in the Normandy region in northern France. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as Ivry.

History

King Henry IV of France won the Battle of Ivry near Ivry on 14 March 1590. The place 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 river Eure 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.	±% p.a.
1968	2,183	—
1975	2,335	+0.97%
1982	2,065	−1.74%
1990	2,563	+2.74%
1999	2,639	+0.33%
2007	2,640	+0.00%
2012	2,611	−0.22%
2017	2,724	+0.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• Château d'Ivry-la-Bataille

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

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