Lunay, Loir-et-Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Lunay
Commune
Church of Saint-Martin Church of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms of Lunay Coat of arms
Location of Lunay Map
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Coordinates: 47°48′36′′N 0°54′57′′E / 47.81°N 0.9158°E / 47.81; 0.9158
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Intercommunality	CA Territoires Vendômois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Chartrain^[1]
Area ¹	38.63 km² (14.92 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	1,260
• Density	33/km² (84/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41120 /41360
Elevation	66–156 m (217–512 ft) (avg. 69 m or 226 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lunay (French pronunciation: [lynɛ] ) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.^[3]

Geography

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Lunay is located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the city of Vendôme, in the northwest of the département and 180 km southwest of Paris. The river Loir flows along the east and south edges of the commune for 8 km.

Lunay is bordered by Thoré-la-Rochette, Mazangé, Fortan, Savigny-sur-Braye, Fontaine-les-Coteaux, Montoire-sur-le-Loir, Les Roches-l'Évêque, and Saint-Rimay.