Avaray
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Blois | |
| Canton | La Beauce | |
| Community association | Beauce Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ' N , 1 ° 34' E | |
| height | 75-118 m | |
| surface | 13.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 737 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41500 | |
| INSEE code | 41008 | |
Avaray is a French municipality with 737 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Blois and is part of the canton of La Beauce (until 2015: canton of Mer ).
geography
Avaray is located about 22 kilometers northeast of Blois on the edge of the Beauce . Avaray is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Séris in the north and northwest, Lestiou in the north and northeast, Tavers in the east and northeast, Saint-Laurent-Nouan in the south and east, Courbouzon in the south and west and Mer in the west and northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 397 | 491 | 466 | 481 | 514 | 577 | 708 | 728 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- lock
Web links
Commons : Avaray - collection of images, videos and audio files
