Pernay

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Pernay

Total population

1,504

Elevation60 m

Land area17.61 km²

Coordinates47.44°, 0.50°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pernay is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Francis Girod

French film director, actor, screenwriter (1944–2006)

Louis-Jérôme Gohier

French politician (1746-1830)

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Maurice de La Taille

chaplain (1872–1933)

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Gonzague de Saint-Geniès

French spy (1917-1944)

Gaston Monmousseau

French politician

J

Jean-Louis Mucchielli

French economist

É

Édouard-Ferdinand de Beaumont-Vassy

French writer (1816-1875)

J

Jean Haber

Jeanne de Laval

French noblewoman

J

Jean Yatove

French composer (1903-1978)

P

Pierre Gasnault

French librarian and historian (1928-2016)

É

Édouard Gatian de Clérambault

Joseph Gajard

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Louis Marchand des Raux

French painter

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Albert Niepceron

French cyclist

L

Louis Innocent Jean-François Mestivier

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

Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire

• La Membrolle-sur-Choisille
  6 mi away · pop. 3,291
• Saint-Genouph
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,025
• Mettray
  7.1 mi away · pop. 2,062
• Savigné-sur-Lathan
  8.3 mi away · pop. 1,321
• Notre-Dame-d'Oé
  9.8 mi away · pop. 4,191
• Langennerie
  9.8 mi away
• Les Essards
  11.4 mi away
• Saint-Laurent-de-Lin
  12.1 mi away · pop. 336
• Lublé
  12.8 mi away · pop. 139
• Bueil-en-Touraine
  14.1 mi away · pop. 323
• Marcilly-sur-Maulne
  14.1 mi away · pop. 218
• Gizeux
  14.6 mi away · pop. 373

Browse all places in Centre-Val de Loire →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-06-21

Common Swift

Apus apus

Seen 2026-06-19

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-06-18

Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Seen 2026-06-18

Common Slowworm

Anguis fragilis

Seen 2026-06-17

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-06-17

Short-tailed Blue

Cupido argiades

Seen 2026-06-16

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-06-16

Red Cicada

Tibicina haematodes

Seen 2026-06-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Pernay, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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