Loches
Loches | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
St. Antoine Tower with the Château de Loches in the background | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Loches | |
Loches Loches | |
| Coordinates: 47°07′45″N 0°59′46″E / 47.1292°N 0.9961°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Loches |
| Intercommunality | CC Loches Sud Touraine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Angenault |
Area 1 | 27.06 km2 (10.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 6,234 |
| • Density | 230.4/km2 (596.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37132 /37600 |
| Elevation | 64–147 m (210–482 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Loches (French pronunciation: [lɔʃ] ⓘ; /loʊʃ/) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
It is situated 42 kilometres (26 mi) southeast of Tours by road, on the left bank of the river Indre.