Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine

Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Commune
The Chapel of the Virgin
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Coordinates: 47°06′47″N 0°37′19″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Champigny
Area 1	40.41 km2 (15.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,144
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym	Sainte-Maurien.ne (French)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37226 /37800
Elevation	58–122 m (190–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t mɔʁ də tuʁɛn] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

The name of the commune is known for its goat cheese Sainte-Maure de Touraine which was first made in the province of Touraine.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,230 —     1800 2,179 −0.33% 1806 2,108 −0.55% 1821 2,253 +0.44% 1831 2,259 +0.03% 1836 2,534 +2.32% 1841 2,602 +0.53% 1846 2,701 +0.75% 1851 2,744 +0.32% 1856 2,678 −0.49% 1861 2,595 −0.63% 1866 2,603 +0.06% 1872 2,409 −1.28% 1876 2,318 −0.96% 1881 2,462 +1.21% 1886 2,547 +0.68% 1891 2,602 +0.43% 1896 2,518 −0.65%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,612 +0.74% 1906 2,529 −0.64% 1911 2,527 −0.02% 1921 2,355 −0.70% 1926 2,384 +0.25% 1931 2,374 −0.08% 1936 2,537 +1.34% 1946 2,743 +0.78% 1954 2,740 −0.01% 1962 3,069 +1.43% 1968 3,574 +2.57% 1975 4,016 +1.68% 1982 4,130 +0.40% 1990 3,983 −0.45% 1999 3,909 −0.21% 2007 4,007 +0.31% 2012 4,222 +1.05% 2017 4,214 −0.04%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
• Sainte-Maure de Touraine, a cheese named after the commune's name