Lèves
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Lèves (French pronunciation: [lɛv] ⓘ) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in Northern France.
Lèves | |
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The town hall in Lèves | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lèves | |
  Lèves  Lèves | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′11″N 1°28′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Chartres-3 |
| Intercommunality | CA Chartres Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Martial[1] |
Area 1 | 7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,685 |
| • Density | 757/km2 (1,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28209 /28300 |
| Elevation | 120–169 m (394–554 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft) |
| Website | http://www.ville-leves.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,441 | — |
| 1975 | 3,111 | +3.53% |
| 1982 | 3,427 | +1.39% |
| 1990 | 3,920 | +1.69% |
| 1999 | 4,308 | +1.05% |
| 2007 | 4,398 | +0.26% |
| 2012 | 5,637 | +5.09% |
| 2017 | 5,801 | +0.58% |
| 2023 | 5,685 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
International relations
Lèves is twinned with the English town of Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.[4]
