Issy-l'Évêque
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Issy-l'Évêque (French pronunciation: [isi levɛːk]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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The church in Issy-l'Évêque | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Issy-l'Évêque | |
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| Coordinates: 46°43′00″N 3°58′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Canton | Gueugnon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Nivot[1] |
Area 1 | 71.13 km2 (27.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 692 |
| • Density | 9.73/km2 (25.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71239 /71760 |
| Elevation | 273–506 m (896–1,660 ft) (avg. 325 m or 1,066 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Personalities
- Irène Némirovsky (1903–1942), the Ukrainian-Jewish-French novelist lived there during part of World War II; she was arrested in Issy-l'Évêque on 13 July 1942.[3]
