Vouvray

For other uses, see Vouvray (disambiguation).
Vouvray

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Vouvray

Coordinates: 47°24′46″N 0°48′00″E / 47.4128°N 0.8°E / 47.4128; 0.8Coordinates: 47°24′46″N 0°48′00″E / 47.4128°N 0.8°E / 47.4128; 0.8
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Tours
Canton Vouvray
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Darragon
Area1 22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 3,076
 • Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 37281 / 37210
Elevation 48–121 m (157–397 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vouvray is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is around 9 km east of the centre of Tours.

It is best known for its production of white wine, rated among the best in France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,080—    
18001,954−6.1%
18062,266+16.0%
18212,425+7.0%
18312,387−1.6%
18362,610+9.3%
18412,443−6.4%
18462,341−4.2%
18512,418+3.3%
18562,295−5.1%
18612,438+6.2%
18662,267−7.0%
18722,180−3.8%
18762,227+2.2%
18812,246+0.9%
18862,299+2.4%
18912,250−2.1%
18962,361+4.9%
19012,285−3.2%
19062,350+2.8%
19112,335−0.6%
19212,165−7.3%
19262,333+7.8%
19312,245−3.8%
19362,249+0.2%
19462,552+13.5%
19542,617+2.5%
19622,753+5.2%
19682,725−1.0%
19752,606−4.4%
19822,469−5.3%
19902,933+18.8%
19993,048+3.9%
20063,083+1.1%
20093,076−0.2%

Education

Schools include a public preschool;[1] a public elementary school, Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray;[2][3] a public junior high school, Collège public Gaston Huet;[4][5] and a private elementary and junior high school, Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ecole maternelle publique." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ecole élémentaire publique." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ Home. Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Collège public Gaston Huet." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ Home. Collège public Gaston Huet. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ Home . Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ecole primaire privée Sainte-Thérèse"/"Collège privé Sainte-Thérèse." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
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