Mettray
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Vouvray | |
| Community association | Tours Métropole Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 39' E | |
| height | 57-100 m | |
| surface | 10.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,068 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 200 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37390 | |
| INSEE code | 37152 | |
| Website | http://www.mettray.fr/ | |
Mettray is a French commune with a population of 2,068 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Tours and the Canton of Vouvray (until 2015: Canton of Luynes ). The inhabitants are called Mettrayen (ne) s .
geography
Mettray is located on the Choisille River about seven kilometers north-northwest of Tours . Mettray is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher in the north, Chanceaux-sur-Chosille in the northeast, Notre-Dame-d'Oé in the east, Tours in the south and southeast, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire in the south, La Membrolle-sur-Choisille to the west and south-west and Charentilly to the north-west.
history
In 1873 the neighboring municipality of La Membrolle-sur-Choisille was spun off from Mettray and became independent.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,036 | 1,021 | 1,083 | 1,368 | 1.916 | 2,029 | 1,882 | 2,088 |
Attractions
- Dolmen de la Grotte aux Fées north of the village
- Saint-Symphorien Church, built in 1847
- Remains of the former penal and labor colony with a former chapel from 1843
- La Ribellerie castle from the 18th century
- Le Petit-Bois castle from the 14th century
- Les Grandes-Brosses castle from the 18th century
- 19th century mansion Les Berruries
- Bel-Ebat mansion from the 19th century
Personalities
- Marcel Carpentier (1895–1977), officer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 891-893.
