Toury
Toury is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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Location of Toury 
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| Coordinates: 48°11′41″N 1°56′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Chartres |
| Canton | Voves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Laurent Leclercq (NC) |
| Area 1 | 18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,573 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28391 /28310 |
| Elevation | 125–137 m (410–449 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 2,153 | — |
| 1968 | 2,243 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2,495 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 2,493 | −0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,640 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 2,666 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,594 | −2.7% |
History
On 31 October 1908 Louis Blériot succeeded in making a cross-country flight, making a round trip from Toury to Artenay and back, a total distance of 28 km (17 mi). This was not the first cross-country flight by a narrow margin, since Henri Farman had flown from Bouy to Rheims, the preceding day.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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