L'Île-Bouchard
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The church of Saint-Gilles, in L'Ile-Bouchard, in the snow
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
L'Île-Bouchard
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| Coordinates: 47°07′15″N 0°25′32″E / 47.1208°N 0.4256°ECoordinates: 47°07′15″N 0°25′32″E / 47.1208°N 0.4256°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Chinon | |
| Canton | L'Île-Bouchard | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Dupont | |
| Area1 | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,754 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37119 /37220 | |
| Elevation | 33–65 m (108–213 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
L'Île-Bouchard is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
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.
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