Ivry-la-Bataille

Ivry-la-Bataille
Ivry-la-Bataille
Commune
	The village seen from the chateau
	Coat of arms
	Location of Ivry-la-Bataille
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	Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 1°27′42″E / 48.8844°N 1.4617°E
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
Area 1	7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,638
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Ivry-la-Bataille is a commune in the Eure Department in the Normandy 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.