Toury

Toury is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.

Toury
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Toury
Toury
Toury
Coordinates: 48°11′41″N 1°56′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementChartres
CantonLes Villages Vovéens
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Leclercq[1] (NC)
Area
1
18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
2,573
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28391 /28310
Elevation125–137 m (410–449 ft)
(avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,153    
19682,243+4.2%
19752,495+11.2%
19822,493−0.1%
19902,640+5.9%
19992,666+1.0%
20082,594−2.7%

History

On 31 October 1908 Louis Blériot succeeded in making a cross-country flight, making a round trip from Toury to Artenay and back, a total distance of 28 km (17 mi). This was not the first cross-country flight by a narrow margin, since Henri Farman had flown from Bouy to Rheims, the preceding day.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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