Vouvray
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
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| Coordinates: 47°24′46″N 0°48′00″E / 47.4128°N 0.8°ECoordinates: 47°24′46″N 0°48′00″E / 47.4128°N 0.8°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Vouvray | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Darragon | |
| Area1 | 22.92 km2 (8.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 3,076 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37281 / 37210 | |
| Elevation | 48–121 m (157–397 ft) | |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Vouvray is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is around 9 km east of the centre of Tours.
It is best known for its production of white wine, rated among the best in France.
Schools include a public preschool; a public elementary school, Ecole élémentaire publique de Vouvray; a public junior high school, Collège public Gaston Huet; and a private elementary and junior high school, Ecole et Collège Sainte Thérèse à Vouvray.
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