Luynes, Indre-et-Loire

For other uses, see Luynes (disambiguation).

Luynes (French: [lɥin] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Luynes
Commune
Luynes seen from the castle
Coat of arms
Location of Luynes
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Coordinates: 47°23′28″N 0°33′19″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Intercommunality	Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Ritouret[1]
Area 1	34.01 km2 (13.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,081
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37139 /37230
Elevation	39–105 m (128–344 ft)
Website	luynes.fr
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 2,136 —     1800 2,169 +0.22% 1806 2,096 −0.57% 1821 2,004 −0.30% 1831 2,165 +0.78% 1836 2,098 −0.63% 1841 2,003 −0.92% 1846 2,187 +1.77% 1851 2,127 −0.55% 1856 2,109 −0.17% 1861 2,057 −0.50% 1866 2,047 −0.10% 1872 1,981 −0.54% 1876 1,970 −0.14% 1881 1,992 +0.22% 1886 2,014 +0.22% 1891 1,948 −0.66% 1896 1,948 +0.00%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,846 −1.07% 1906 1,869 +0.25% 1911 1,734 −1.49% 1921 1,530 −1.24% 1926 1,551 +0.27% 1931 1,517 −0.44% 1936 1,533 +0.21% 1946 1,663 +0.82% 1954 1,688 +0.19% 1962 1,699 +0.08% 1968 1,948 +2.31% 1975 2,614 +4.29% 1982 3,834 +5.62% 1990 4,128 +0.93% 1999 4,501 +0.97% 2007 5,025 +1.39% 2012 5,259 +0.91% 2017 5,097 −0.62%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights

The Castle of Luynes has been registered as a historic site since 1926.^[5] The construction started in the 13th century, and the building was redesigned in the 15th and 17th century.

Luynes Aqueduct

A Roman aqueduct which carried water to Tours is visible as a series of piers, some still connected by arches, where it crosses a small valley between Luynes and Fondettes.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department