Vatan, Indre

Vatan

The town hall in Vatan

Coat of arms
Vatan

Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E / 47.0742°N 1.8114°E / 47.0742; 1.8114Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E / 47.0742°N 1.8114°E / 47.0742; 1.8114
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Issoudun
Canton Vatan
Intercommunality Canton of Vatan
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Yves Fouquet
Area1 29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 2,059
  Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 36230 / 36150
Elevation 118–201 m (387–659 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 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.

Vatan is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

The town holds a weekly market on Wednesdays.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 2,103    
1800 2,359+12.2%
1806 2,341−0.8%
1821 2,457+5.0%
1831 2,764+12.5%
1836 2,912+5.4%
1841 2,978+2.3%
1846 3,238+8.7%
1851 3,212−0.8%
1856 3,127−2.6%
1861 3,047−2.6%
1866 3,078+1.0%
1872 2,980−3.2%
1876 2,860−4.0%
1881 2,893+1.2%
1886 2,832−2.1%
1891 2,684−5.2%
1896 2,459−8.4%
1901 2,427−1.3%
1906 2,475+2.0%
1911 2,464−0.4%
1921 2,283−7.3%
1926 2,183−4.4%
1931 2,098−3.9%
1936 2,080−0.9%
1946 2,166+4.1%
1954 2,082−3.9%
1962 2,147+3.1%
1968 2,194+2.2%
1975 2,270+3.5%
1982 2,046−9.9%
1990 2,022−1.2%
1999 1,971−2.5%
2006 2,015+2.2%
2009 2,059+2.2%

See also

References

Gallery

Town Hall
Main street at night
Saint-Laurien church
Saint Sulpice street
Hotel de la Poste
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