Luant

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.

Luant
Commune
The town hall in Luant
Location of Luant
Luant
Luant
Coordinates: 46°44′02″N 1°33′34″E
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
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,504
 • Density48/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.

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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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