Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
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Commune of Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Neuvy-le-Roi |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Racan |
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| Elevation | 52 m–127 m |
| Land area¹ | 18.27 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
965 |
| - Density | 53/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 37213/ 37370 |
| 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. | |
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Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire département in France. It is located 30 km from Tours and is bounded by the département of Sarthe.
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[edit] Geography
The railway linking Caen, Le Mans and Tours ensures a regular traffic for goods and passengers at the Saint-Paterne-Racan station located 2 km SE. It is also connected by a bus named (TER et Fil Vert) with daily routes to Tours. The river Escotais is full of fish and attracts many fishermen and offers green landscapes. The commune is 18.27 km², 1.33 km² are meadows, 16 km² are farmlands including 14.09 km² arable lands and 0.7 km² of orchards are found. The largest forest are at the accesses of Château de Gènes.
[edit] History
The founding dates back to 1000. Stone-built houses were common. Its walls dates back to the 16th century. On the other side of the railway, the agglomerated part, Le Faubourg de Vienne had workmen of flourishing industries of the commune. Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais includes the presents of many underground cavities, many slopes that used to be covered with vines add the undeniable charm to the village.
[edit] Population history
- 1989: 963
- 1999: 975.
The population had almost reached over 1,000.
[edit] Data
The commune's unemployment rate ranges from 29% to 33%. 20% of the population in 1999 were under the age of 20.
[edit] Other
There are 34 social houses in the commune which was created by OPAC in the 1980s.
