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L'Île-Bouchard
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'Île-Bouchard (French pronunciation: [lil buʃaʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
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L'Île-Bouchard | |
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![]() The church of Saint-Gilles, in L'Ile-Bouchard, in the snow | |
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 (2021)[2] | 1,573 |
• Density | 450/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. |
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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]