Luisant
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Chartres | |
| Canton | Lucé | |
| Community association | Chartres metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 1 ° 29' E | |
| height | 125-158 m | |
| surface | 4.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,665 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,505 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28600 | |
| INSEE code | 28220 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-luisant.fr | |
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Luisant is a commune with 6665 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Chartres and the Canton of Lucé . The inhabitants call themselves Luisantais or Luisantaises .
geography
The community is located in the metropolitan area around three kilometers southwest of Chartres . Are neighboring communities
- Chartres in the north,
- Le Coudray in the east,
- Barjouville in the south,
- Fontenay-sur-Eure in the southwest and
- Lucé in the northwest.
At the eastern border of the municipality, the river Eure runs north.
history
The place with the former name «Lucens» got its current name in the 19th century. Around the year 1830 it had around 500 inhabitants.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| 3063 | 3491 | 4950 | 5444 | 6411 | 6622 | 6812 | 6858 | 6665 |
Community partnerships
- Maintal-Hochstadt , Hessen, Germany, since 1974
- Villanueva del Pardillo , Madrid Province, Spain, since 2002
- Chions , Province of Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Italy, since 2002
Web links
Commons : Luisant - collection of images, videos and audio files
