Droué
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Droué (French pronunciation: [dʁue]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.[3]
Droué | |
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Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Droué | |
  Droué Location within France  Droué Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′29″N 1°04′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme |
| Canton | Le Perche |
| Intercommunality | Perche et Haut Vendômois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Monnier[1] |
Area 1 | 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 999 |
| • Density | 41.6/km2 (108/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41075 /41260 |
| Elevation | 143–214 m (469–702 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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It is 65 km northwest of Blois and is bordered on the south by the Egvonne, a tributary of the Loir.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,065 | — |
| 1975 | 1,291 | +2.79% |
| 1982 | 1,322 | +0.34% |
| 1990 | 1,353 | +0.29% |
| 1999 | 1,205 | −1.28% |
| 2007 | 1,115 | −0.97% |
| 2012 | 1,036 | −1.46% |
| 2017 | 992 | −0.86% |
| 2023 | 999 | +0.12% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
International relations
It is twinned with Rothwell in the United Kingdom and Gondelsheim in Germany.
