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Droué (French pronunciation: ​[dʁue]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.[2]

Droué
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Droué
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Coordinates: 48°02′29″N 1°04′38″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Le Perche
Intercommunality	Perche et Haut Vendômois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Monnier
Area 1	24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,009
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41075 /41260
Elevation	143–214 m (469–702 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 65 km northwest of Blois and is bordered on the south by the Egvonne, a tributary of the Loir.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 845 —     1806 794 −6.0% 1821 942 +18.6% 1831 961 +2.0% 1841 1,021 +6.2% 1851 1,049 +2.7% 1861 1,100 +4.9% 1872 1,005 −8.6% 1881 1,049 +4.4% 1891 1,119 +6.7% 1901 1,164 +4.0% 1911 1,239 +6.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,086 −12.3% 1931 1,132 +4.2% 1946 1,059 −6.4% 1954 1,013 −4.3% 1962 1,022 +0.9% 1968 1,065 +4.2% 1975 1,291 +21.2% 1982 1,322 +2.4% 1990 1,353 +2.3% 1999 1,205 −10.9% 2008 1,097 −9.0% 2013 1,013 −7.7%

International relations

It is twinned with Rothwell in the United Kingdom and Gondelsheim in Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

External links

• Official Web site

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