Lunay, Loir-et-Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lunay

(2020–2026) Michel Chartrain^[1]Area

38.63 km² (14.92 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,248 • Density32/km² (84/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

41120 /41360

Elevation66–156 m (217–512 ft)
(avg. 69 m or 226 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lunay (French pronunciation: [lynɛ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.^[3]

Geography

Lunay is located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the city of Vendôme, in the northwest of the département and 180 km southwest of Paris. The river Loir flows along the east and south edges of the commune for 8 km.

Lunay is bordered by Thoré-la-Rochette, Mazangé, Fortan, Savigny-sur-Braye, Fontaine-les-Coteaux, Montoire-sur-le-Loir, Les Roches-l'Évêque, and Saint-Rimay.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,011	—
1975	1,007	−0.06%
1982	1,207	+2.62%
1990	1,213	+0.06%
1999	1,293	+0.71%
2007	1,336	+0.41%
2012	1,301	−0.53%
2017	1,267	−0.53%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE