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Mettray

Mettray
Commune
Coat of arms of Mettray
Coat of arms
Mettray is located in France
Mettray
Mettray
Coordinates: 47°27′10″N 0°38′57″E / 47.4528°N 0.6492°E / 47.4528; 0.6492Coordinates: 47°27′10″N 0°38′57″E / 47.4528°N 0.6492°E / 47.4528; 0.6492
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
Area1 10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,091
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mettray is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Mettray Penal Colony was opened there in 1839.

The inhabitants are called Mettrayens.



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