Droué

Droué
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Droué
Coat of arms
Location of Droué
Map
Droué is located in France
Droué
Droué
Droué is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Droué
Droué
Coordinates: 48°02′29″N 1°04′38″E / 48.0414°N 1.0772°E / 48.0414; 1.0772
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementVendôme
CantonLe Perche
IntercommunalityPerche et Haut Vendômois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Monnier[1]
Area
1
24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,017
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41075 /41260
Elevation143–214 m (469–702 ft)
(avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Château de Droué

Droué (French pronunciation: [dʁue]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.[3]

It is 65 km northwest of Blois and is bordered on the south by the Egvonne, a tributary of the Loir.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,065—    
1975 1,291+2.79%
1982 1,322+0.34%
1990 1,353+0.29%
1999 1,205−1.28%
2007 1,115−0.97%
2012 1,036−1.46%
2017 992−0.86%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

It is twinned with Rothwell in the United Kingdom and Gondelsheim in Germany.

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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