Pont-de-Ruan
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Monts | |
| Community association | Touraine Vallée de l'Indre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 16 ' N , 0 ° 36' E | |
| height | 46-94 m | |
| surface | 5.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,189 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 207 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37260 | |
| INSEE code | 37186 | |
Pont-de-Ruan is a French commune with a population of 1,189 (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 Tours and is part of the canton of Monts (until 2015: canton of Montbazon ). The inhabitants are called Ruanopontins .
geography
Pont-de-Ruan is located on the Indre River , about twenty kilometers southwest of Tours . Pont-de-Ruan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Druye in the north and north-west, Artannes-sur-Indre in the east and north-east, Thilouze in the south and Saché in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 302 | 308 | 425 | 510 | 536 | 593 | 772 | 939 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Relay priory, Monument historique
- medieval bridge and wash house
- Mills
- Méré Castle from the 18th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 923-927.
Web links
Commons : Pont-de-Ruan - Collection of images, videos and audio files
