L'Île-Bouchard
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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L'Île-Bouchard (French pronunciation: [lil buʃaʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
L'Île-Bouchard | |
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.jpg) The church of Saint-Gilles, in L'Ile-Bouchard, in the snow | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of L'Île-Bouchard | |
  L'Île-Bouchard Location within France  L'Île-Bouchard Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°07′15″N 0°25′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Vigneau[1] |
Area 1 | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,606 |
| • Density | 461/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37119 /37220 |
| Elevation | 33–65 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.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,645 | — |
| 1975 | 1,762 | +0.99% |
| 1982 | 1,796 | +0.27% |
| 1990 | 1,800 | +0.03% |
| 1999 | 1,764 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 1,740 | −0.17% |
| 2012 | 1,655 | −1.00% |
| 2017 | 1,553 | −1.26% |
| 2023 | 1,606 | +0.56% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
