Toury

Toury
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Toury
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Coordinates: 48°11′41″N 1°56′11″E / 48.1947°N 1.9364°E / 48.1947; 1.9364
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Chartres
Canton	Les Villages Vovéens
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Laurent Leclercq[1]
Area ^1	18.72 km^2 (7.23 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	2,640
• Density	141/km^2 (365/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	28391 /28310
Elevation	125–137 m (410–449 ft) (avg. 134 m or 440 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toury (French pronunciation: [tuʁi]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Toury station has rail connections to Orléans, Étampes and Paris.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,243	—
1975	2,495	+1.53%
1982	2,493	−0.01%
1990	2,640	+0.72%
1999	2,666	+0.11%
2007	2,595	−0.34%
2012	2,670	+0.57%
2017	2,573	−0.74%
2023	2,640	+0.43%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

On 31 October 1908 Louis Blériot succeeded in making a cross-country flight, making a round trip from Toury to Artenay and back, a total distance of 28 km (17 mi). This was not the first cross-country flight by a narrow margin, since Henri Farman had flown from Bouy to Rheims, the preceding day.

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE