Ingré
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Orleans | |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | |
| Community association | Orléans metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ' N , 1 ° 50' E | |
| height | 103-133 m | |
| surface | 20.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,087 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 436 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45140 | |
| INSEE code | 45169 | |
| Website | http://www.ingre.fr/ | |
 Ingré town hall |
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Ingré is a commune with 9087 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Orléans and was the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton Ingré until its dissolution in 2015 and has since belonged to the canton Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle . The inhabitants are called Ingréens .
geography
Ingré is located in the Loire Valley north of the river. The place is surrounded by the neighboring communities Ormes in the north, Saran in the northeast, Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle in the east, La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin in the south, Chaingy in the southwest and Bucy-Saint-Liphard in the west and northwest.
The municipality is divided into the districts of Bas-Champs, La Bigottière, le bourg, Coutes, Villeneuve, le Grand-Orme and Montabuzard.
In the municipality there is the motorway triangle of the Autoroute A 10 with the Autoroute A71 .
history
In 946 the community was mentioned under the name Unigradus .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3.211 | 3,973 | 4,505 | 5,221 | 5,880 | 7,450 | 7,972 | 7,952 |
Attractions
- Saint-Loup church from the 12th century
- Windmill
Community partnerships
A partnership with the Italian municipality of Castel Maggiore , Province of Bologna (Emilia-Romagna), has existed since 2011. Since September 2017, there has been a second town partnership, namely with Drensteinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia, south of Münster in the Warendorf district).
Personalities
- Ambroise Maréchal (1768–1828), Archbishop of Baltimore
- Clovis Vincent (1879-1947), neurosurgeon
