Ivry-la-Bataille

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.

Ivry-la-Bataille
Commune
The village seen from the chateau
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ivry-la-Bataille
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Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 1°27′42″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Évreux
Canton	Saint-André-de-l'Eure
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Dreux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Hénaux[1]
Area 1	7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,640
• 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.

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 (48 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