Valaire (French pronunciation: [valɛʁ]) is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Valaire
Commune
Location of Valaire
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Valaire is located in France
Valaire
Valaire
Valaire is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Valaire
Valaire
Coordinates: 47°28′14″N 1°16′10″E / 47.4706°N 1.2694°E / 47.4706; 1.2694
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementBlois
CantonBlois-3
IntercommunalityCA Blois Agglopolys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Le Troquier[1]
Area
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6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
84
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41266 /41120
Elevation62–109 m (203–358 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Zen Temple La Gendronniere, founded by Taisen Deshimaru, occupies 80 hectares of land in the north-western part of the commune.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 88—    
1975 91+0.48%
1982 86−0.80%
1990 82−0.59%
1999 87+0.66%
2007 88+0.14%
2012 72−3.93%
2017 86+3.62%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ 'Association Zen Internationale'
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE