Luçay-le-Mâle
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Valençay | |
| Community association | Écueillé-Valençay | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 1 ° 27' E | |
| height | 97-182 m | |
| surface | 68.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,366 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36360 | |
| INSEE code | 36103 | |
| Website | http://www.lucaylemale.fr/ | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Luçay-le-Mâle is a French commune with a population of 1,366 (1 January 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire .
location
The place is in the north of the department of Indre, on the border with the department of Indre-et-Loire , in the natural landscape Boischaut Nord .
history
The place name Luçay appears in the first century after a land owner and former legionnaire of Caesar named Lucius. Because of his character, he and his country were nicknamed "Le Mal" (the bad guy).
Christianization and the formation of a parish probably took place in the 4th century. No documents exist about the place until the beginning of the Middle Ages . It was conquered several times and was badly affected in the Hundred Years War .
In the course of the French Revolution , the then place name Luçay-le-Chétif was changed to Luçay-le-Mâle. The population grew almost continuously from 1793 (1389 inhabitants) to 1982 (2334 inhabitants) and has since decreased again.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1873 | 2008 | 2077 | 2334 | 2160 | 1706 | 1480 | 1366 |
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traffic
The place has a station on the narrow-gauge railway line Chemin de fer du Blanc-Argent , which was the terminus for passenger trains from Romorantin from 1980 to 2009 after the southern section to Buzançais was closed. Currently only tourist trains of the Train du Bas-Berry run in the opposite direction to Argy , which also serve the La Foulquetière station in the municipality . Public transport to Valençay , the current terminus of the train to Romorantin, is by bus.
Luçay-le-Mâle is the junction of several departmental roads ; the former Route nationale 760 was downgraded to the D 760-D 960 axis in 1972.
Attractions
- The 18th century castle
- The castles of Château d'Oublaise and Château de l'Allemandière
- The Saint Maurice Church
- The Flint Museum ( Musée de la Pierre à Fusil )
Saint Maurice Church
Fallen memorial
Château d'Oublaise
tourism
- The meter-gauge museum train, Train du Bas-Berry , runs on the former route in the direction of Le Blanc to Argy; steam trains and diesel railcars operate on selected days from May to September
- The municipality maintains a campsite that is open from the beginning of April to mid-October
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Un peu d'histoire ... accessed on April 28, 2013
- ↑ Timetable 2013 ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 28, 2013.
