Vouvray

For other uses, see Vouvray (disambiguation).

Vouvray
The church in Vouvray
Coat of arms
Vouvray
Location within Centre region Vouvray
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Vouvray
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Darragon
Area1	22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	3,076
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vouvray is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is around 9 km east of the centre of Tours.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,080	—
1800	1,954	−6.1%
1806	2,266	+16.0%
1821	2,425	+7.0%
1831	2,387	−1.6%
1836	2,610	+9.3%
1841	2,443	−6.4%
1846	2,341	−4.2%
1851	2,418	+3.3%
1856	2,295	−5.1%
1861	2,438	+6.2%
1866	2,267	−7.0%
1872	2,180	−3.8%
1876	2,227	+2.2%
1881	2,246	+0.9%
1886	2,299	+2.4%
1891	2,250	−2.1%
1896	2,361	+4.9%
1901	2,285	−3.2%
1906	2,350	+2.8%
1911	2,335	−0.6%
1921	2,165	−7.3%
1926	2,333	+7.8%
1931	2,245	−3.8%
1936	2,249	+0.2%
1946	2,552	+13.5%
1954	2,617	+2.5%
1962	2,753	+5.2%
1968	2,725	−1.0%
1975	2,606	−4.4%
1982	2,469	−5.3%
1990	2,933	+18.8%
1999	3,048	+3.9%
2006	3,083	+1.1%
2009	3,076	−0.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file