L'Île-Bouchard

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

L'Île-Bouchard
Commune
The church of Saint-Gilles, in L'Ile-Bouchard, in the snow
Coat of arms
Location of L'Île-Bouchard
L'Île-Bouchard
L'Île-Bouchard
Coordinates: 47°07′15″N 0°25′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementChinon
CantonSainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Vigneau
Area
1
3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,527
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/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.

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.[2]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793439—    
1800853+94.3%
1806754−11.6%
1821799+6.0%
1831861+7.8%
18361,804+109.5%
18411,708−5.3%
18461,650−3.4%
18511,636−0.8%
18561,593−2.6%
18611,569−1.5%
18661,595+1.7%
18721,452−9.0%
18761,393−4.1%
18811,514+8.7%
18861,436−5.2%
18911,426−0.7%
18961,466+2.8%
YearPop.±%
19011,437−2.0%
19061,449+0.8%
19111,367−5.7%
19211,245−8.9%
19261,148−7.8%
19311,190+3.7%
19361,188−0.2%
19461,255+5.6%
19541,348+7.4%
19621,315−2.4%
19681,609+22.4%
19751,762+9.5%
19821,796+1.9%
19901,800+0.2%
19991,764−2.0%
20061,745−1.1%
20091,754+0.5%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. 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.


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