Luant

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Luant
Commune
The town hall in Luant
The town hall in Luant
Location of Luant
Luant is located in France
Luant
Luant
Coordinates: 46°44′02″N 1°33′34″E / 46.7339°N 1.5594°E / 46.7339; 1.5594Coordinates: 46°44′02″N 1°33′34″E / 46.7339°N 1.5594°E / 46.7339; 1.5594
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonSaint-Gaultier
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Ollier
Area
1
31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,520
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36101 /36350
Elevation129–181 m (423–594 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Luant is a commune in the Indre department in central France. The writer Raymonde Vincent (1908–1985), winner of the Prix Femina in 1937 was born in Luant.

Geography[]

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 458—    
1800 438−4.4%
1806 452+3.2%
1821 532+17.7%
1831 618+16.2%
1836 685+10.8%
1841 659−3.8%
1846 729+10.6%
1851 764+4.8%
1856 805+5.4%
1861 753−6.5%
1866 836+11.0%
1872 870+4.1%
1876 921+5.9%
1881 971+5.4%
1886 1,047+7.8%
1891 1,084+3.5%
1896 1,107+2.1%
1901 1,080−2.4%
1906 1,022−5.4%
1911 981−4.0%
1921 937−4.5%
1926 903−3.6%
1931 839−7.1%
1936 767−8.6%
1946 785+2.3%
1954 809+3.1%
1962 805−0.5%
1968 772−4.1%
1975 832+7.8%
1982 1,029+23.7%
1990 1,241+20.6%
1999 1,279+3.1%
2009 1,365+6.7%

See also[]

  • Communes of the Indre department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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