Issy-l'Évêque explained
| Issy-l'Évêque |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Issy-l'Évêque.svg |
| Insee: | 71239 |
| Postal Code: | 71760 |
| Arrondissement: | Charolles |
| Canton: | Gueugnon |
| Mayor: | Serge Nivot[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 46.7167°N 3.9667°W |
| Elevation M: | 325 |
| Elevation Min M: | 273 |
| Elevation Max M: | 506 |
| Area Km2: | 71.13 |
Issy-l'Évêque (in French pronounced as /isi levɛːk/) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Personalities
- 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.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- Book: Anissimov, Myriam. Irène Némirovsky. Suite française. 2007. Vintage. 9781400096275. 421–32. Preface to the French Edition.
