Toury
Toury is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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Coordinates: 48°11′41″N 1°56′11″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Eure-et-Loir |
Arrondissement | Chartres |
Canton | Les Villages Vovéens |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Leclercq[1] (NC) |
Area 1 | 18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 2,573 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 28391 /28310 |
Elevation | 125–137 m (410–449 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 2,153 | — |
1968 | 2,243 | +4.2% |
1975 | 2,495 | +11.2% |
1982 | 2,493 | −0.1% |
1990 | 2,640 | +5.9% |
1999 | 2,666 | +1.0% |
2008 | 2,594 | −2.7% |
History
On 31 October 1908 Louis Blériot succeeded in making a cross-country flight, making a round trip from Toury to Artenay and back, a total distance of 28 km (17 mi). This was not the first cross-country flight by a narrow margin, since Henri Farman had flown from Bouy to Rheims, the preceding day.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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