Luant

Luant
The town hall in Luant
The town hall in Luant
Location of Luant
Luant is located in France
Luant
Luant
Location within France
Luant is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Luant
Luant
Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°44′02″N 1°33′34″E / 46.7339°N 1.5594°E / 46.7339; 1.5594
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonSaint-Gaultier
IntercommunalityCA Châteauroux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Duvergne
Area
1
31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Highest elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Lowest elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,604
 • Density51.64/km2 (133.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36101 /36350
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Luant (French pronunciation: [lɥɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France. The writer Raymonde Vincent (1908–1985), winner of the Prix Femina in 1937, was born in Luant. [citation needed]

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 772—    
1975 832+1.07%
1982 1,029+3.08%
1990 1,241+2.37%
1999 1,280+0.34%
2007 1,354+0.71%
2012 1,444+1.30%
2017 1,504+0.82%
2023 1,604+1.08%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE