IVRY-LA-BATAILLE

'Ivry-la-Bataille' is a commune of the Eure ''département'', in France, in the Haute-Normandie ''région''. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as Ivry, such as during 1590.

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History

Geography

Sites of interest

External links

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

History

The Battle of Ivry took place near Ivry on March 14, 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.

Sites of interest

★ Le château d'Ivry-la-Bataille

External links

★ http://www.ville-ivry-la-bataille.fr/