Vouvray

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Coordinates: 47°24′43″N 0°47′56″E / 47.412, 0.799

Commune of Vouvray

Location
Vouvray (France)
Vouvray
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Tours
Canton Vouvray
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Vouvrillon
Mayor Pierre Darragon
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 48 m–121 m
Land area¹ 22.92 km²
Population²
(1999)
3,046
 - Density 132.9/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 37281/ 37210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Vouvray is a town and commune 10 km east of Tours on the north shore of the Loire River, in the Indre-et-Loire département of France. It is best known for its production of white wine, among some of the best rated in France.