Luant
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Saint-Gaultier | |
| Community association | Châteauroux Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 129-181 m | |
| surface | 31.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,504 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36350 | |
| INSEE code | 36101 | |
| Website | http://www.luant.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Luant |
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Luant is a French commune with 1,504 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteauroux and the canton of Saint-Gaultier (until 2015: canton of Ardentes ). The inhabitants are called Launtais .
geography
Luant is about 14 kilometers southwest of Châteauroux . The Claise rises in the municipality . Luant is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Niherne in the north, Saint-Maur in the northeast, Velles in the east, Tendu in the south, La Pérouille in the west and southwest and Neuillay-les-Bois in the northwest.
The A20 autoroute limits the community to the east.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 805 | 772 | 832 | 1,029 | 1,241 | 1,280 | 1,345 | 1,469 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Personalities
- Raymonde Vincent (1908–1985), writer
Web links
Commons : Luant - collection of images, videos and audio files
