Loches

Loches
St. Antoine Tower with the Château de Loches in the background
St. Antoine Tower with the Château de Loches in the background
Coat of arms of Loches
Location of Loches
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Loches is located in France
Loches
Loches
Loches is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Loches
Loches
Coordinates: 47°07′45″N 0°59′46″E / 47.1292°N 0.9961°E / 47.1292; 0.9961
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementLoches
CantonLoches
IntercommunalityCC Loches Sud Touraine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Angenault[1]
Area
1
27.06 km2 (10.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,180
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37132 /37600
Elevation64–147 m (210–482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loches (French pronunciation: [lɔʃ] ; /lʃ/) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

It is situated 42 kilometres (26 mi)[3] southeast of Tours by road, on the left bank of the river Indre.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ maps.google.fr