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
Commune
The church of Saint-Gilles, in L'Ile-Bouchard, in the snow
Coat of arms
Location of L'Île-Bouchard
L'Île-Bouchard Show map of France L'Île-Bouchard Show map of 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  (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]

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department