Neuilly-le-Brignon

Neuilly-le-Brignon
Commune
Church of Saint Saturnin.
Neuilly-le-Brignon
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Neuilly-le-Brignon
Coordinates: 46°58′32″N 0°47′24″E / 46.9756°N 0.79°E / 46.9756; 0.79Coordinates: 46°58′32″N 0°47′24″E / 46.9756°N 0.79°E / 46.9756; 0.79
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Loches
Canton Descartes
Intercommunality CC Loches Sud Touraine
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Dominique Cointre
Area1 22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 311
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 37168 /37160
Elevation 62–124 m (203–407 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.

Neuilly-le-Brignon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

It is a small village near Descrates, Le Grand-Pressigny, and Abilly.

History

The village of Neuilly-le-Brignon is mentioned for the first time by Gregory of Tours in the sixth century under the name of Noviliacus vicus and Nobiliacensis pagus. Later versions of the name can be found in references to Parochia de Nuilleis (1195), Nuillé (1234) and Nuilleius (18th century), but from the 15th to the 19th centuries it was most often called Neuillé or Neuilly le Noble, despite receiving its current name in 1793 at the height of the French Revolution.[1]

The church of Saint Saturnin was founded circa 550 by Saint Bauld, the bishop of Tours. The presence of walls of small stonework show that some of the building dates to at least the 11th century. The doorway dates from the 12th century with its typical four orders decorated with flowers, helices, nail heads and a torus decorated with a zig-zag pattern.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793702    
1800640−8.8%
1806713+11.4%
1821631−11.5%
1831760+20.4%
1836771+1.4%
1841602−21.9%
1846776+28.9%
1851746−3.9%
1856767+2.8%
1861753−1.8%
1866765+1.6%
1872702−8.2%
1876679−3.3%
1881689+1.5%
1886708+2.8%
1891690−2.5%
1896657−4.8%
1901628−4.4%
1906651+3.7%
1911652+0.2%
1921591−9.4%
1926566−4.2%
1931554−2.1%
1936570+2.9%
1946563−1.2%
1954555−1.4%
1962535−3.6%
1968476−11.0%
1975381−20.0%
1982325−14.7%
1990315−3.1%
1999308−2.2%
2006315+2.3%
2009311−1.3%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Commune de Neuilly-le-Brignon. "Histoire de la commune - Site officiel de la Mairie de Neuilly-le-Brignon (Indre-et-Loire, 37)". www.neuillylebrignon.fr. Retrieved 2017-11-10.


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