La Membrolle-sur-Choisille
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Tours Métropole Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 ' N , 0 ° 38' E | |
| height | 51-94 m | |
| surface | 6.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,324 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 484 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37390 | |
| INSEE code | 37151 | |
| Website | http://www.la-membrolle-sur-choisille.fr/ | |
La Membrolle-sur-Choisille is a French municipality with 3324 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Tours and the canton of Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire . The inhabitants are called membrollais (es) .
geography
La Membrolle-sur-Choisille is located on the Choisille River about five kilometers north-north-west of Tours . La Membrolle-sur-Choisille is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Charentilly in the north and north-west, Mettray in the east and north-east, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire in the south and south-east and Fondettes in the west and south-west.
history
In 1873, La Membrolle-sur-Choisille was spun off from the neighboring municipality of Mettray and became independent.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 726 | 701 | 959 | 1,801 | 2,601 | 2,821 | 3,479 | 3,562 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame des Eaux church
- Aubrière Castle
- Mill Boutard, Monument historique since 1951
Community partnerships
Le Membrolle-sur-Choisille has partnerships with the German municipality of Brachbach in Rhineland-Palatinate and the Canadian municipality of Pierreville in Québec.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 889-890.
