Patay, Loiret

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Patay

(2020–2026) Patrice Voisin^[1]Area

13.80 km² (5.33 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,306 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)DemonymPatichonsTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

45248 /45310

Elevation116–130 m (381–427 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Patay (French pronunciation: [patɛ]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,920	—
1975	2,038	+0.86%
1982	1,863	−1.27%
1990	1,932	+0.46%
1999	2,027	+0.53%
2007	2,074	+0.29%
2012	2,060	−0.14%
2017	2,190	+1.23%
Source: INSEE^[3]

History

It was the site of the Battle of Patay on 18 June 1429.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE