Chambray-lès-Tours
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Montlouis-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Tours Métropole Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ' N , 0 ° 43' E | |
| height | 64-96 m | |
| surface | 19.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,578 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 597 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37170 | |
| INSEE code | 37050 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-chambray-les-tours.fr | |
Chambray-lès-Tours is a municipality in France with 11,578 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the Région Center-Val de Loire .
geography
Transport links
The A10 motorway , the former national road RN 10 , today RD 910, and the former national road RN 143 , today RD 943 connect Chambray-lès-Tours on a national level. The city is connected by a bypass with the A 10 , RD 910 and in the southeast with the RD 943 .
Neighboring cities
Chambray-lès-Tours is located 6 km south of Tours . In the north-west it borders on Joué-lès-Tours , in the north-east on Saint Avertin .
The city is not far from the Loire River and is the capital of the canton of Chambray-lès-Tours .
Origin of name
From 1245 the city was called Chamberium, from 1290 Chamberio, from 1320 Parochia de Chambreio until it was renamed Chambray in the 18th century.
In 1918 it was finally given its current name Chambray-lès-Tours. It got this name after the name of the former Gallo-Roman owner, Cambarius.
politics
Sustainable Development Policy
In 2006, the city launched a sustainable policy initiative for Agenda 21 .
In 2016, the city was awarded two flowers at the Concours des villes et villages fleuris .
List of Mayors of Chambray-lès-Tours
| time | Surname | Political party | job |
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| ? - 1977 | Étienne Cosson | DVD | General Council (1957–1970) |
| 1977-1983 | Michel Durand | PS | Teacher |
| 1983-2001 | James Bordas | RI , then UDF | Civil servant (retired), member of the Senate
(1992-2001) |
| 2001 to date | Christian Gatard | PS , then DVG | official |
Town twinning
Sister cities are Bad Camberg in Hesse and Võru in Estonia .
Population development
Population development of Chambray-lès-Tours
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Chambray-lès-Tours population graph
education
Kindergartens
- École maternelle Jean de la Fontaine
- École maternelle Maryse Bastié
- École maternelle Paul Emilie Victor
Elementary schools
- École Claude-Chappe
- École Jean Moulin
- École Paul-Louis-Courier
Private schools
- École Marie-de-l'Incarnation
Comprehensive schools
- The private Collège Saint-Étienne has existed since 1993 and offers general education. It has around 220 students.
High schools
- Lycée professionnel agricole
- Lycée privé d'enseignement technologique et professionnel Sainte-Marguerite
Sports
The USC (Chambray Sports Association) offers aîkido, badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling, climbing, soccer, handball, judo, karate, swimming, boules, divers, tennis, table tennis, archery, sailing and volleyball.
Attractions
Saint-Symphorien Church
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Personalities
- Florent Brard (* 1976), racing cyclist
- Mikaël Silvestre (* 1977), French football player
- Thomas Dossevi (* 1979), Togolese-French football player
- Laurent Bonnart (* 1979), French football player
- Jonathan Hivert (* 1985), French racing cyclist
- Mathieu Dossevi (* 1988), French-Togolese football player
- Reynald Lemaître (* 1983), French football player
- Maxime Sauvé (* 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- Adam Ounas (* 1996), French football player
- Zaz (* 1980), French singer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 291-293.
