Vouvray
Commune
The church in Vouvray
The church in Vouvray
Coat of arms of Vouvray
Coat of arms
Location of Vouvray
Map
Vouvray is located in France
Vouvray
Vouvray
Vouvray is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Vouvray
Vouvray
Coordinates: 47°24′46″N 0°48′00″E / 47.4128°N 0.8°E / 47.4128; 0.8
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementTours
CantonVouvray
IntercommunalityTouraine-Est Vallées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Brigitte Pineau[1]
Area
1
22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,346
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37281 /37210
Elevation48–121 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.

Vouvray (UK: /ˈvuːvreɪ/, US: /vuːˈvreɪ/,[3][4] French pronunciation: [vuvʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.[5] 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.±% p.a.
1793 2,080—    
1800 1,954−0.89%
1806 2,266+2.50%
1821 2,425+0.45%
1831 2,387−0.16%
1836 2,610+1.80%
1841 2,443−1.31%
1846 2,341−0.85%
1851 2,418+0.65%
1856 2,295−1.04%
1861 2,438+1.22%
1866 2,267−1.44%
1872 2,180−0.65%
1876 2,227+0.53%
1881 2,246+0.17%
1886 2,299+0.47%
1891 2,250−0.43%
1896 2,361+0.97%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,285−0.65%
1906 2,350+0.56%
1911 2,335−0.13%
1921 2,165−0.75%
1926 2,333+1.51%
1931 2,245−0.77%
1936 2,249+0.04%
1946 2,552+1.27%
1954 2,617+0.31%
1962 2,753+0.64%
1968 2,725−0.17%
1975 2,606−0.64%
1982 2,469−0.77%
1990 2,933+2.18%
1999 3,046+0.42%
2007 3,079+0.13%
2012 3,046−0.22%
2017 3,238+1.23%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Education

Schools include a public preschool;[8] a public elementary school, Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray;[9][10] a public junior high school, Collège public Gaston Huet;[11][12] and a private elementary and junior high school, Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray.[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  4. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  5. ^ INSEE commune file
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vouvray, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ "Ecole maternelle publique." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ecole élémentaire publique." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Home. Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "Collège public Gaston Huet." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  12. ^ Home. Collège public Gaston Huet. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  13. ^ Home . Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "Ecole primaire privée Sainte-Thérèse"/"Collège privé Sainte-Thérèse." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
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