Lurais (French pronunciation: [lyʁɛ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Lurais
The town hall in Lurais
The town hall in Lurais
Location of Lurais
Map
Lurais is located in France
Lurais
Lurais
Lurais is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Lurais
Lurais
Coordinates: 46°42′19″N 0°57′05″E / 46.7053°N 0.9514°E / 46.7053; 0.9514
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonLe Blanc
IntercommunalityBrenne Val de Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Jacquet[1]
Area
1
13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
226
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36104 /36220
Elevation67–134 m (220–440 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

edit

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

Population

edit
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 303—    
1975 267−1.79%
1982 250−0.94%
1990 241−0.46%
1999 237−0.19%
2009 234−0.13%
2014 240+0.51%
2020 226−1.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE