Chambray-lès-Tours

Chambray-lès-Tours (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bʁɛ lɛ tuʁ] ^ⓘ, literally Chambray near Tours) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It is the birthplace of professional footballers Mikaël Silvestre and Adam Ounas.

Chambray-lès-Tours
Commune
The church of Saint-Symphorien, in Chambray-lès-Tours
Coat of arms
Location of Chambray-lès-Tours
Chambray-lès-Tours Show map of France Chambray-lès-Tours Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°20′18″N 0°42′52″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Montlouis-sur-Loire
Intercommunality	Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Gatard[1]
Area 1	19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	11,877
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37050 /37170
Elevation	64–96 m (210–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 550 —     1800 508 −1.13% 1806 555 +1.49% 1821 666 +1.22% 1831 729 +0.91% 1836 761 +0.86% 1841 754 −0.18% 1846 786 +0.83% 1851 779 −0.18% 1856 756 −0.60% 1861 787 +0.81% 1866 788 +0.03% 1872 780 −0.17% 1876 879 +3.03% 1881 909 +0.67% 1886 921 +0.26% 1891 878 −0.95% 1896 794 −1.99% 1901 813 +0.47%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 823 +0.24% 1911 814 −0.22% 1921 823 +0.11% 1926 853 +0.72% 1931 871 +0.42% 1936 1,013 +3.07% 1946 1,195 +1.67% 1954 1,358 +1.61% 1962 1,810 +3.66% 1968 3,126 +9.53% 1975 5,644 +8.81% 1982 7,357 +3.86% 1990 8,190 +1.35% 1999 10,275 +2.55% 2007 10,719 +0.53% 2012 10,779 +0.11% 2017 11,578 +1.44% 2020 11,956 +1.08%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Notable people

• Nicolas de Préville, professional football player

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department