Luant

Luant 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.

Luant
Commune
The town hall in Luant
Location of Luant
Luant Luant
Coordinates: 46°44′02″N 1°33′34″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Saint-Gaultier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Ollier
Area ^1	31.06 km^2 (11.99 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,504
• Density	48/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36101 /36350
Elevation	129–181 m (423–594 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	458	—
1800	438	−4.4%
1806	452	+3.2%
1821	532	+17.7%
1831	618	+16.2%
1836	685	+10.8%
1841	659	−3.8%
1846	729	+10.6%
1851	764	+4.8%
1856	805	+5.4%
1861	753	−6.5%
1866	836	+11.0%
1872	870	+4.1%
1876	921	+5.9%
1881	971	+5.4%
1886	1,047	+7.8%
1891	1,084	+3.5%
1896	1,107	+2.1%
1901	1,080	−2.4%
1906	1,022	−5.4%
1911	981	−4.0%
1921	937	−4.5%
1926	903	−3.6%
1931	839	−7.1%
1936	767	−8.6%
1946	785	+2.3%
1954	809	+3.1%
1962	805	−0.5%
1968	772	−4.1%
1975	832	+7.8%
1982	1,029	+23.7%
1990	1,241	+20.6%
1999	1,279	+3.1%
2009	1,365	+6.7%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.