Launay

This article is about a commune of France. For the township municipality in Quebec, see Launay, Quebec. For the French governor of the Bastille, see Bernard-René de Launay.

Launay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Launay
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Coordinates: 49°06′12″N 0°44′36″E / 49.1033°N 0.7433°E / 49.1033; 0.7433
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Eure
Arrondissement	Bernay
Canton	Brionne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Baïsse[1]
Area ^1	2.26 km^2 (0.87 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	177
• Density	78.3/km^2 (203/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	27364 /27470
Elevation	70–110 m (230–360 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Launay (French pronunciation: [lonɛ]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.

Geography

The commune along with another 69 communes shares part of a 4,747 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called Risle, Guiel, Charentonne.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	152	—
1968	197	+29.6%
1975	197	+0.0%
1982	166	−15.7%
1990	202	+21.7%
1999	216	+6.9%
2008	209	−3.2%

See also

• Communes of the Eure department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2300150 - Risle, Guiel, Charentonne - Description".