Vineuil, Loir-et-Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) François Fromet^[1]Area22.34 km² (8.63 sq mi)Population8,067 • Density360/km² (940/sq mi)DemonymVinolien.neTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation68–100 m (223–328 ft)
(avg. 84 m or 276 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vineuil (French pronunciation: [vinœj] ^ⓘ) is a commune neighboring the city of Blois, in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Economy

Vineuil is an economical and industrial center of the vicinity of Blois. Specialized mainly in tertiary industries, it is home to five industrial zones and shopping centers such as Auchan.

Places

• Marcel Carné Secondary School (collège Marcel Carné)
• Notre Dame de Vineuil Elementary and Secondary School (école et collège Notre-Dame de Vineuil)
• Les Noëls
• Les Girards
• Blois Valley

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Cosson.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,853 —     1800 2,000 +1.10% 1806 1,991 −0.08% 1821 2,083 +0.30% 1831 2,055 −0.14% 1836 2,039 −0.16% 1841 2,138 +0.95% 1846 2,215 +0.71% 1851 2,188 −0.24% 1856 2,138 −0.46% 1861 2,067 −0.67% 1866 2,060 −0.07% 1872 1,911 −1.24% 1876 1,841 −0.93% 1881 1,930 +0.95% 1886 1,845 −0.90% 1891 1,830 −0.16% 1896 1,866 +0.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,852 −0.15% 1906 1,944 +0.97% 1911 1,896 −0.50% 1921 1,821 −0.40% 1926 1,769 −0.58% 1931 1,758 −0.12% 1936 1,810 +0.58% 1946 1,958 +0.79% 1954 2,097 +0.86% 1962 2,659 +3.01% 1968 3,466 +4.52% 1975 4,393 +3.44% 1982 5,263 +2.61% 1990 6,253 +2.18% 1999 6,651 +0.69% 2007 7,013 +0.66% 2012 7,443 +1.20% 2017 7,815 +0.98%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References