Country France Department Eure Intercommunality Val d'Eure et Vesgre Area 7.76 km² | Region Normandy Canton Saint-André-de-l'Eure Population (2008) 2,603 Arrondissement Évreux | |
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Ivry-la-Bataille is a commune in the Eure Department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. Ivry-la-Bataille was formerly known as Ivry.
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Map of 27540 Ivry-la-Bataille, France
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.
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