Vouvray
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| Coordinates: 47°24′46″N 0°48′00″E / 47.4128°N 0.8°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Vouvray |
| Intercommunality | Touraine-Est Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Pineau[1] |
Area 1 | 22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,397 |
| • Density | 148.2/km2 (383.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37281 /37210 |
| Elevation | 48–121 m (157–397 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vouvray (UK: /ˈvuːvreɪ/, US: /vuːˈvreɪ/,[3][4] French pronunciation: [vuvʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.[5] It is around 9 km east of the centre of Tours.
It is best known for its production of white wine, rated among the best in France.
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Education
Schools include a public preschool;[8] a public elementary school, Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray;[9][10] a public junior high school, Collège public Gaston Huet;[11][12] and a private elementary and junior high school, Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray.[13][14]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vouvray, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Ecole maternelle publique." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Ecole élémentaire publique." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ Home. Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Collège public Gaston Huet." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège public Gaston Huet. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ Home . Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Ecole primaire privée Sainte-Thérèse"/"Collège privé Sainte-Thérèse." Vouvray. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
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