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Preuilly-sur-Claise (French pronunciation: [pʁœji syʁ klɛz]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Preuilly-sur-Claise | |
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 The church of Our Lady, in Preuilly-sur-Claise | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Preuilly-sur-Claise  | |
  Preuilly-sur-Claise  Preuilly-sur-Claise | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′20″N 0°55′46″E / 46.8556°N 0.9294°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Descartes |
| Intercommunality | CC Loches Sud Touraine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Charrier[1] |
Area 1 | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,027 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37189 /37290 |
| Elevation | 67–137 m (220–449 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Situation
editPreuilly-sur-Claise is situated at the extreme south of the Touraine at crossroad of Berry (Indre) and Poitou (Vienne) on the Claise river. The village lies 24 km from Descartes, 30 km from Le Blanc, 34 km from Châtellerault and 35 km from Loches. The largest city in Indre et Loire is Tours, and the other biggest one outside the department is Poitiers (Poitou)
History
editIn 1814, Preuilly-sur-Claise annexed the commune of Saint-Michel-du-Bois.
Preuilly Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, was founded here in the year 1001. It was suppressed in 1791 during the French Revolution, but the Romanesque abbey church dedicated to Saint Peter has survived.[3][4]
Education
editA kindergarten, a grade school and a secondary school (Collège Gaston Defferre) (Public) and another private secondary school (Collège Notre-Dame)
Sport
editA football stadium, two tennis courts, a basketball court, minigolf site and a Pétanque ground are situated near the river. The camping site is near the swimming pool and a green area with a pond and games for children. A gymnasium with a climbing wall permit diverse sports practising like badminton, basketball, handball, football, tennis, ping pong. Community youth center welcomed diverse activities like dance, gymnastics, yoga, body building.
Racing cyclist Léon Georget — "The Father of the Bol d'Or" — was born in Preuilly-sur-Claise.
Transport
editDirect bus from/to Tours (G line) 2 times per day for less than €2 (about an hour and a half from Preuilly to the Tours station), bus to Loches too (LMA line).
Activities
editChildren's outdoor activity centre is opened for children from 3 to 16 years old on Easter Holidays and summer holidays.
Health
editDoctor, dentists, chemists, optician, speech therapist, staff nurse, veterinarian.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,579 | — |
| 1975 | 1,603 | +0.22% |
| 1982 | 1,553 | −0.45% |
| 1990 | 1,427 | −1.05% |
| 1999 | 1,293 | −1.09% |
| 2007 | 1,103 | −1.97% |
| 2012 | 1,048 | −1.02% |
| 2017 | 1,003 | −0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Structurae.net Église Saint-Pierre de Preuilly-sur-Claise
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise abbatiale bénédictine Saint-Pierre, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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