Lurais

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Lurais
Lurais (France)
Lurais
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Le Blanc
Canton Le Blanc
Community association Brenne-Val de Creuse
Coordinates 46 ° 42 '  N , 0 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 42 '  N , 0 ° 57'  E
height 67-134 m
surface 13.61 km 2
Residents 249 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 36220
INSEE code
Website www.communedelurais.com

Town Hall (Mairie) of Lurais

Lurais is a western French community with 249 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Le Blanc and the canton of Le Blanc (until 2015: canton of Tournon-Saint-Martin ). The inhabitants are called Luraisiens .

location

Lurais is located about 45 kilometers east-northeast of Poitiers on the Creuse . Lurais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Néons-sur-Creuse in the north and north-west, Tournon-Saint-Martin in the north and north-west, Preuilly-la-Ville in the east, Fontgombault in the south and south-east, Mérigny in the south, Saint-Pierre-de- Maillé to the west and south-west and Angles-sur-l'Anglin to the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 320 303 267 250 241 237 243 234
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean church
  • priory
  • Montenault Castle
  • Le Soudun Castle

Web links

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