Droué

Droué

Town hall

Coat of arms
Droué

Coordinates: 48°02′29″N 1°04′38″E / 48.0414°N 1.0772°E / 48.0414; 1.0772Coordinates: 48°02′29″N 1°04′38″E / 48.0414°N 1.0772°E / 48.0414; 1.0772
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Vendôme
Canton Droué
Intercommunality Perche vendômois
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Yves Bertouy
Area1 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 1,013
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 41075 / 41260
Elevation 143–214 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Château de Droué

Droué is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793845    
1806794−6.0%
1821942+18.6%
1831961+2.0%
18411,021+6.2%
18511,049+2.7%
18611,100+4.9%
18721,005−8.6%
18811,049+4.4%
18911,119+6.7%
19011,164+4.0%
19111,239+6.4%
19211,086−12.3%
19311,132+4.2%
19461,059−6.4%
19541,013−4.3%
19621,022+0.9%
19681,065+4.2%
19751,291+21.2%
19821,322+2.4%
19901,353+2.3%
19991,205−10.9%
20081,097−9.0%
20131,013−7.7%

International relations

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

See also

References

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