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.

Issy-l'Évêque
The church in Issy-l'Évêque
The church in Issy-l'Évêque
Coat of arms of Issy-l'Évêque
Location of Issy-l'Évêque
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Issy-l'Évêque is located in France
Issy-l'Évêque
Issy-l'Évêque
Issy-l'Évêque is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Issy-l'Évêque
Issy-l'Évêque
Coordinates: 46°43′00″N 3°58′00″E / 46.7167°N 3.9667°E / 46.7167; 3.9667
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementCharolles
CantonGueugnon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Nivot[1]
Area
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71.13 km2 (27.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
687
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
71239 /71760
Elevation273–506 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

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  • 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Anissimov, Myriam (2007). "Preface to the French Edition". In Irène Némirovsky (ed.). Suite française. Vintage. pp. 421–32. ISBN 9781400096275.