Luant

Coordinates: 46°44′02″N 1°33′34″E / 46.7339°N 1.5594°E / 46.7339; 1.5594
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Luant
The town hall in Luant
The town hall in Luant
Location of Luant
Map
Luant is located in France
Luant
Luant
Luant is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Luant
Luant
Coordinates: 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
IntercommunalityCA Châteauroux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Duvergne[1]
Area
1
31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,565
 • Density50/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 (French pronunciation: [lɥɑ̃] ) 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[edit]

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

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 772—    
1975 832+1.07%
1982 1,029+3.08%
1990 1,241+2.37%
1999 1,280+0.34%
2009 1,365+0.65%
2014 1,468+1.47%
2020 1,544+0.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

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References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE