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| Coordinates: 47°27′10″N 0°38′57″E / 47.4528°N 0.6492°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Vouvray |
| Intercommunality | Tours Métropole Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Clémot[1] |
Area 1 | 10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,070 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (518/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37152 /37390 |
| Elevation | 57–100 m (187–328 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mettray (French pronunciation: [mɛtʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Mettray Penal Colony was opened there in 1839.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are called Mettrayens in French. The commune La Membrolle-sur-Choisille was created in 1873 from part of Mettray.[3]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mettray, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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