Montlouis-sur-Loire

Montlouis-sur-Loire
The church of Saint-Laurent, in Montlouis-sur-Loire
Location of Montlouis-sur-Loire
Montlouis-sur-Loire
Montlouis-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°23′21″N 0°49′41″E / 47.3892°N 0.8281°E / 47.3892; 0.8281
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementTours
CantonMontlouis-sur-Loire
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Vincent Morette
Area
1
24.55 km2 (9.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
11,261
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37156 /37270
Elevation46–97 m (151–318 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montlouis-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃lwi syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Montlouis on Loire) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

It was mentioned in the 6th century as vicus montis Laudiacensis by Gregory of Tours.