Parçay-Meslay
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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 ° 45' E | |
height | 74-122 m | |
surface | 14.07 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,369 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 168 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 37210 | |
INSEE code | 37179 | |
Website | http://www.parcay-meslay.fr/ |
Parçay-Meslay is a French commune with 2,369 inhabitants (as of January 1 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 . The inhabitants are called parcillons .
geography
Parçay-Meslay is about three kilometers northeast of Tours in the Touraine countryside . Parçay-Meslay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monnaie in the north and north-east, Rochecorbon in the east and south-east, Tours in the south and south-west and Notre-Dame-d'Oé in the north-west.
The greater part of Tours airport is in the municipality. The Autoroute A10 (junction Tours-Nord) leads through Parçay-Meslay .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 654 | 781 | 1112 | 1538 | 1757 | 2198 | 2364 | 2369 |
Attractions
- Church built in 1742
- The Meslay barn ( La Grange du Meslay ), fortified courtyard of the monastery of Marmoutier built around 1220, monument historique since 1939 , today's cultural center
Personalities
- Étienne-Jean Georget (1795–1828), neurologist
- Guy Ignolin (1936–2011), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1383-1385.
Web links
Commons : Parçay-Meslay - collection of images, videos and audio files