Luant

Luant
The town hall in Luant
Location of Luant
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
 (2022)[2]
1,584
 • Density51/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

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

Population

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE