Lurais

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Lurais

Total population

226

Elevation67 m

Land area13.61 km²

Coordinates46.70°, 0.95°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lurais is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Marie Besnard

French woman, accused of being a serial poisoner, acquitted and considered innocent by the Justice (1896–1980)

Andrew Fournet

Founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Cross

Jean de la Balue

Catholic cardinal (1422-1491)

Alexandre Erdan

French author (1826–1878)

Antoine Le Picard de Phélippeaux

French military personnel (1767-1799)

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Aimé Octobre

French sculptor (1868-1943)

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Jean-François Mathé

French poet (1950–2023)

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René Chabot

French politician (1936-2020)

Samuel-François Lhéritier

French General during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars (1772–1829)

Louis-Désiré Maigret

Roman Catholic bishop

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Julien Augustin Chasseloup de Chatillon

French military personnel (1760-1800)

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Eugénie Nau

French actress (1860-1924)

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Alfred Keller

Catholic French priest (1894-1986)

Antonin Périvier

French journalist and writer (1847-1924)

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Louis-Laurian Touraine

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Michel Liaudois

French politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire

• Néons-sur-Creuse
  3.1 mi away · pop. 359
• Sauzelles
  3.8 mi away · pop. 254
• Lureuil
  5.3 mi away · pop. 268
• Saint-Aigny
  5.5 mi away · pop. 270
• Le Blanc
  7.3 mi away · pop. 6,204
• Lingé
  7.3 mi away · pop. 203
• Boussay
  9.9 mi away · pop. 215
• Bélâbre
  14.5 mi away · pop. 924
• Ciron
  15 mi away · pop. 524
• La Guerche
  16.3 mi away · pop. 175
• Migné
  17.5 mi away · pop. 243
• Murs
  17.6 mi away · pop. 126

Browse all places in Centre-Val de Loire →

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