Loury
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Orleans | |
| Canton | Fleury-les-Aubrais | |
| Community association | La Foret | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 108-152 m | |
| surface | 34.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,452 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 71 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45470 | |
| INSEE code | 45188 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-loury.fr/ | |
Loury is a French commune with 2,452 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement Orléans , is part of the canton of Fleury-les-Aubrais (until 2015: canton of Neuville-aux-Bois ) and of the community association La Forêt . The inhabitants are called Louryens .
geography
Loury is about 15 kilometers northeast of Orléans . The Forêt d'Orléans , an approximately 150,000 hectare wooded area, is partly in the municipality. Loury is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Neuville-aux-Bois in the north and north-west, Chilleurs-aux-Bois in the north and north-east, Sully-la-Chapelle in the east and south-east, Traînou in the south and south-east, Vennecy in the south, Marigny-les- Usages in the southwest, Rebréchien in the west and southwest and Bougy-lez-Neuville in the west and southwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,024 | 1,039 | 1,082 | 1,413 | 1,810 | 1,990 | 2,425 | 2,556 |
Attractions
- Saint-Bon-et-Saint-Dulcide church, originally from the 11th century, with later modifications
- Epinay windmill, historic monument since 1988
- Loury Castle, today's town hall, formerly a castle complex
- La Roncière Palace from the 17th century, with renovations from the 19th century
- Coudreceau castle from the 18th century
- La Chesnaie Castle from the 18th century
- 19th century castle L'Ermitage
- 19th century castle of Les Saint-Germains
Personalities
- Antoine Masson (1636-1700), engraver
- Hubert Curien (1924–2005), physicist and research minister
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Lobbach in Baden-Württemberg since 1996 .
