Ivry-la-Bataille is a
communeThe commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life; from Latin communis, things held in common.French communes are roughly...
in the
EureEure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
Department in the
Haute-NormandieUpper Normandy is one of the 26 regions of France. It was created in 1956 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for regrouping of the two...
regionFrance is administratively divided into 25 regions , of which 21 are on mainland France, and four are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in northern
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as
IvryIvry is part of the name of multiple communes in France:* Ivry-la-Bataille, in the Eure département* Ivry-sur-Seine, in the Val-de-Marne départementIvry is also part of the name of a city in the province of Quebec:...
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- Postal code: 27540
- INSEE code: 27355
- Population: 2,674 (1999)
- Area: 7.76 km²
- Density: 344.59/km²
- Canton: Saint-André-de-l'Eure
- Arrondissement: Évreux
The arrondissement of Évreux is an arrondissement of France, located in the Eure département, in the Haute-Normandie région. It has 18 cantons and 280 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Évreux are:# Amfreville-la-Campagne...
The
Battle of IvryThe Battle of Ivry was fought on March 14, 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot forces against the Catholic League forces led by the Duc de Mayenne...
took place near Ivry on 14 March 1590.
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Ivry-la-Bataille is a
communeThe commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life; from Latin communis, things held in common.French communes are roughly...
in the
EureEure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
Department in the
Haute-NormandieUpper Normandy is one of the 26 regions of France. It was created in 1956 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for regrouping of the two...
regionFrance is administratively divided into 25 regions , of which 21 are on mainland France, and four are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in northern
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as
IvryIvry is part of the name of multiple communes in France:* Ivry-la-Bataille, in the Eure département* Ivry-sur-Seine, in the Val-de-Marne départementIvry is also part of the name of a city in the province of Quebec:...
.
Data
- Postal code: 27540
- INSEE code: 27355
- Population: 2,674 (1999)
- Area: 7.76 km²
- Density: 344.59/km²
- Canton: Saint-André-de-l'Eure
- Arrondissement: Évreux
The arrondissement of Évreux is an arrondissement of France, located in the Eure département, in the Haute-Normandie région. It has 18 cantons and 280 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Évreux are:# Amfreville-la-Campagne...
History
The
Battle of IvryThe Battle of Ivry was fought on March 14, 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry of Navarre, the future Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot forces against the Catholic League forces led by the Duc de Mayenne...
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-SeineIvry-sur-Seine is a Francilienne commune of the Val-de-Marne, located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the center of Paris....
.
Geography
Ivry-la-Bataille is located on the
Eure RiverThe Eure is a river in northern France, left tributary of the Seine. It rises at Marchainville in the Orne département and joins the Seine near Pont-de-l'Arche...
in
NormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the English Channel coast of Northern France between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands.Normandy is divided between French and British...
and about thirty miles (50 km) west of
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, at the boundary between the
Île-de-FranceThe province of Île-de-France or "Isle de France" is one of the ancient provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of French history. It is centred on Paris...
and the
BeauceBeauce is a natural region in northern France, located between the Seine and Loire rivers. It now comprises the Eure-et-Loir département and parts of Loiret, Essonne and Loir-et-Cher. The region shared the history of the province of Orléanais and the county of Chartres, which is its only major city....
regions.
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