Vouvray

For other uses, see Vouvray (disambiguation).

Vouvray (UK: /ˈvuːvreɪ/, US: /vuːˈvreɪ/,^[3][4] French pronunciation: [vuvʁɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.^[5] It is around 9 km east of the centre of Tours.

Vouvray
Commune
The church in Vouvray
Coat of arms
Location of Vouvray
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Coordinates: 47°24′46″N 0°48′00″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Vouvray
Intercommunality	Touraine-Est Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Brigitte Pineau[1]
Area 1	22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,397
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37281 /37210
Elevation	48–121 m (157–397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is best known for its production of white wine, rated among the best in France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,080 —     1800 1,954 −0.89% 1806 2,266 +2.50% 1821 2,425 +0.45% 1831 2,387 −0.16% 1836 2,610 +1.80% 1841 2,443 −1.31% 1846 2,341 −0.85% 1851 2,418 +0.65% 1856 2,295 −1.04% 1861 2,438 +1.22% 1866 2,267 −1.44% 1872 2,180 −0.65% 1876 2,227 +0.53% 1881 2,246 +0.17% 1886 2,299 +0.47% 1891 2,250 −0.43% 1896 2,361 +0.97%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,285 −0.65% 1906 2,350 +0.56% 1911 2,335 −0.13% 1921 2,165 −0.75% 1926 2,333 +1.51% 1931 2,245 −0.77% 1936 2,249 +0.04% 1946 2,552 +1.27% 1954 2,617 +0.31% 1962 2,753 +0.64% 1968 2,725 −0.17% 1975 2,606 −0.64% 1982 2,469 −0.77% 1990 2,933 +2.18% 1999 3,046 +0.42% 2007 3,079 +0.13% 2012 3,046 −0.22% 2017 3,238 +1.23%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Education

Schools include a public preschool;^[8] a public elementary school, Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray;^[9][10] a public junior high school, Collège public Gaston Huet;^[11][12] and a private elementary and junior high school, Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray.^[13][14]

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department