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L'Île-Bouchard

Coordinates: 47°07′15″N 0°25′32″E / 47.1208°N 0.4256°E / 47.1208; 0.4256
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L'Île-Bouchard
The church of Saint-Gilles, in L'Ile-Bouchard, in the snow
The church of Saint-Gilles, in L'Ile-Bouchard, in the snow
Coat of arms of L'Île-Bouchard
Location of L'Île-Bouchard
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L'Île-Bouchard is located in France
L'Île-Bouchard
L'Île-Bouchard
L'Île-Bouchard is located in Centre-Val de Loire
L'Île-Bouchard
L'Île-Bouchard
Coordinates: 47°07′15″N 0°25′32″E / 47.1208°N 0.4256°E / 47.1208; 0.4256
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementChinon
CantonSainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Vigneau[1]
Area
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3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,573
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37119 /37220
Elevation33–65 m (108–213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Île-Bouchard (French pronunciation: [lil buʃaʁ] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

From 8 to 14 December 1947, L'Île-Bouchard was the site of Marian apparitions. Four girls aged 7 to 12 reported having seen the Virgin Mary and the archangel Gabriel. The site was declared an official pilgrimage of the diocese of Tours on 8 December 2001 by the archbishop Monseigneur André Vingt-Trois. Since 1999, priests and lay persons from Emmanuel Community have been in charge of the pilgrims.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,645—    
1975 1,762+0.99%
1982 1,796+0.27%
1990 1,800+0.03%
1999 1,764−0.22%
2007 1,740−0.17%
2012 1,655−1.00%
2017 1,553−1.26%
Source: INSEE[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Bernard Peyrous, Les événements de l'Ile Bouchard. Editions de l'Emmanuel, Paris, 1997 ; Elisabeth Baranger et Bernard Peyrous, Les apparitions de l'Ile Bouchard, Documents authentiques. Editions de l'Emmanuel, Paris, 2002.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE