Éguzon-Chantôme

Éguzon-Chantôme

The town hall in Éguzon-Chantôme

Coat of arms
Éguzon-Chantôme

Coordinates: 46°26′35″N 1°35′01″E / 46.4431°N 1.5836°ECoordinates: 46°26′35″N 1°35′01″E / 46.4431°N 1.5836°E
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement La Châtre
Canton Éguzon-Chantôme
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Blin
Area1 36.44 km2 (14.07 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,362
 • Density 37/km2 (97/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 36070 / 36270
Elevation 142–319 m (466–1,047 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Éguzon-Chantôme is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

It is situated on the Creuse River. A nearby hydroelectric dam (the Eguzon dam), opened in 1923, provides electricity and also creates a lake (Chambon Lake) that is used for leisure and watersports.

Geography

The river Abloux forms all of the commune's western border and the Creuse, with the Chambon Lake, forms all of its eastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,264—    
1800 1,041−17.6%
1806 1,014−2.6%
1821 1,338+32.0%
1831 1,403+4.9%
1836 1,492+6.3%
1841 1,507+1.0%
1846 1,584+5.1%
1851 1,626+2.7%
1856 1,662+2.2%
1861 1,594−4.1%
1866 1,492−6.4%
1872 1,581+6.0%
1876 1,618+2.3%
1881 1,674+3.5%
1886 1,656−1.1%
1891 1,659+0.2%
1896 1,712+3.2%
1901 1,796+4.9%
1906 1,811+0.8%
1911 1,722−4.9%
1921 1,587−7.8%
1926 1,834+15.6%
1931 1,561−14.9%
1936 1,672+7.1%
1946 1,554−7.1%
1954 1,507−3.0%
1962 1,407−6.6%
1968 1,482+5.3%
1975 1,520+2.6%
1982 1,459−4.0%
1990 1,384−5.1%
1999 1,373−0.8%
2009 1,362−0.8%

See also

References

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