Toury

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Toury
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Toury
Location of Toury
Map
Toury is located in France
Toury
Toury
Toury is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Toury
Toury
Coordinates: 48°11′41″N 1°56′11″E / 48.1947°N 1.9364°E / 48.1947; 1.9364
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementChartres
CantonLes Villages Vovéens
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Bruno Guittard[1]
Area
1
18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,600
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
28391 /28310
Elevation125–137 m (410–449 ft)
(avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toury (French pronunciation: [tuʁi]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Toury station has rail connections to Orléans, Étampes and Paris.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,243—    
1975 2,495+1.53%
1982 2,493−0.01%
1990 2,640+0.72%
1999 2,666+0.11%
2007 2,595−0.34%
2012 2,670+0.57%
2017 2,573−0.74%
Source: INSEE[3]

History[edit]

On 31 October 1908 Louis Blériot succeeded in making a cross-country flight, making a round trip from Toury to Artenay and back, a total distance of 28 km (17 mi). This was not the first cross-country flight by a narrow margin, since Henri Farman had flown from Bouy to Rheims, the preceding day.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE