Saint-Laurent-Nouan

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Michel Laurent^[1]Area60.98 km² (23.54 sq mi)Population4,274 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation72–112 m (236–367 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-Nouan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ nwɑ̃], [nuɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France.^[3]

History

Saint-Laurent-Nouan was formed in 1972 from the merger of the two former communes, Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux and Nouan-sur-Loire.^[3]

Population

Population data before 1972 refer to the former commune of Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux.^[4]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 972 —     1821 1,020 +0.17% 1846 1,410 +1.30% 1872 1,657 +0.62% 1901 1,308 −0.81% 1926 1,060 −0.84% 1946 1,038 −0.10% 1962 992 −0.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,725 +9.66% 1975 2,139 +3.12% 1982 3,079 +5.34% 1990 3,399 +1.24% 1999 3,686 +0.90% 2007 4,153 +1.50% 2012 4,268 +0.55% 2017 4,357 +0.41%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1975-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References