Mettray
Mettray is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Mettray Penal Colony was opened there in 1839.
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Location of Mettray 
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| Coordinates: 47°27′10″N 0°38′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Vouvray |
| Intercommunality | Tours Métropole Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Clémot |
| Area 1 | 10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,068 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37152 /37390 |
| Elevation | 57–100 m (187–328 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
The inhabitants are called Mettrayens.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,017 | — |
| 1800 | 1,089 | +7.1% |
| 1806 | 1,247 | +14.5% |
| 1821 | 846 | −32.2% |
| 1831 | 1,212 | +43.3% |
| 1836 | 1,294 | +6.8% |
| 1841 | 1,460 | +12.8% |
| 1846 | 1,960 | +34.2% |
| 1851 | 2,090 | +6.6% |
| 1856 | 2,176 | +4.1% |
| 1861 | 2,311 | +6.2% |
| 1866 | 2,517 | +8.9% |
| 1872 | 2,344 | −6.9% |
| 1876 | 1,615 | −31.1% |
| 1881 | 1,413 | −12.5% |
| 1886 | 1,416 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 1,461 | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 1,399 | −4.2% |
| 1901 | 1,324 | −5.4% |
| 1906 | 1,196 | −9.7% |
| 1911 | 1,243 | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 110 | −91.2% |
| 1926 | 1,163 | +957.3% |
| 1931 | 1,205 | +3.6% |
| 1936 | 1,280 | +6.2% |
| 1946 | 737 | −42.4% |
| 1954 | 983 | +33.4% |
| 1962 | 1,036 | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 1,021 | −1.4% |
| 1975 | 1,083 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 1,368 | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 1,916 | +40.1% |
| 1999 | 2,029 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1,882 | −7.2% |
| 2009 | 2,091 | +11.1% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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