Ivry-la-Bataille
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Location within Upper Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Canton | Saint-André-de-l'Eure |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Eure et Vesgre |
| Mayor | Patrick Maison (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 55–137 m (180–449 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,603 (2008) |
| - Density | 335 /km2 (870 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27355/ 27540 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 1°27′42″E / 48.8844°N 1.4617°E
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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1699 | 2183 | 2335 | 2065 | 2563 | 2639 | 2603 |
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