La Tour-Saint-Gelin

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La Tour-Saint-Gelin
La Tour-Saint-Gelin (France)
La Tour-Saint-Gelin
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Quinone
Canton Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Community association Touraine Val de Vienne
Coordinates 47 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 3 '  N , 0 ° 24'  E
height 63-117 m
surface 13.45 km 2
Residents 523 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 37120
INSEE code
Website http://www.latoursaintgelin.com/bienvenue.ws

Town hall (Mairie) of La Tour-Saint-Gelin

La Tour-Saint-Gelin is a French municipality with 523 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Chinon and the canton of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine (until 2015: canton of Richelieu ).

geography

La Tour-Saint-Gelin is located about 45 kilometers south-southwest of Tours on the Veude . Neighboring municipalities of La Tour-Saint-Gelin are Brizay in the north, Theneuil in the northeast, Chezelles in the east, Courcoué in the south, Chaveignes in the southwest, Champigny-sur-Veude in the west and Lémeré in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 771 761 667 596 549 534 546 523
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Gelin church
  • tower
Saint-Gelin church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1173-1175.

Web links

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