Luynes | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Luynes (37).svg |
Arrondissement: | Tours |
Canton: | Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire |
Mayor: | Bertrand Ritouret[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Tours Métropole Val de Loire |
Coordinates: | 47.3911°N 0.5552°W |
Elevation Min M: | 39 |
Elevation Max M: | 105 |
Area Km2: | 34.01 |
Insee: | 37139 |
Postal Code: | 37230 |
Website: | luynes.fr |
Luynes (in French lɥin/) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
The Castle of Luynes has been registered as a historic site since 1926. The construction started in the 13th century, and the building was redesigned in the 15th and 17th century.
A Roman aqueduct which carried water to Tours is visible as a series of piers, some still connected by arches, where it crosses a small valley between Luynes and Fondettes.[2]