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L'Île-Bouchard |
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L'Île-Bouchard
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | L'Île-Bouchard |
| Mayor | Jean-Luc Dupont (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 33–65 m (108–213 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,745 (2006) |
| - Density | 501 /km2 (1,300 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37119/ 37220 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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[1]