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Luant

Luant
The town hall in Luant
The town hall in Luant
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Location of Luant
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 (20202026) Didier Duvergne[1]
Area
1
31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,604
  Density51.64/km2 (133.8/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. [citation needed]

Geography

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

Population

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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%
2007 1,354+0.71%
2012 1,444+1.30%
2017 1,504+0.82%
2023 1,604+1.08%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE