Prissac
| Prissac | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
_-_Place_du_8_mai.jpg) The 8 May Square in Prissac | |
  Prissac Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Prissac | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′39″N 1°18′31″E / 46.5108°N 1.3086°ECoordinates: 46°30′39″N 1°18′31″E / 46.5108°N 1.3086°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Saint-Gaultier |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Anglin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Touzet |
| Area1 | 62.83 km2 (24.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 676 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36168 /36370 |
| Elevation |
105–199 m (344–653 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
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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. | |
Prissac is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Gaston Chérau (1872–1937), a writer and member of the Académie Goncourt is buried in Prissac.
Geography
The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.
The river Abloux flows west through the southern part of the commune, then flows into the Anglin, which forms all of its southwestern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,900 | — |
| 1800 | 1,624 | −14.5% |
| 1806 | 1,688 | +3.9% |
| 1821 | 1,940 | +14.9% |
| 1831 | 2,152 | +10.9% |
| 1836 | 2,184 | +1.5% |
| 1841 | 1,978 | −9.4% |
| 1846 | 2,096 | +6.0% |
| 1851 | 2,109 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 2,034 | −3.6% |
| 1861 | 1,987 | −2.3% |
| 1866 | 2,080 | +4.7% |
| 1872 | 1,999 | −3.9% |
| 1876 | 1,977 | −1.1% |
| 1881 | 2,006 | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 2,020 | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 2,041 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 1,986 | −2.7% |
| 1901 | 1,960 | −1.3% |
| 1906 | 1,921 | −2.0% |
| 1911 | 1,906 | −0.8% |
| 1921 | 1,749 | −8.2% |
| 1926 | 1,634 | −6.6% |
| 1931 | 1,471 | −10.0% |
| 1936 | 1,447 | −1.6% |
| 1946 | 1,406 | −2.8% |
| 1954 | 1,162 | −17.4% |
| 1962 | 1,077 | −7.3% |
| 1968 | 966 | −10.3% |
| 1975 | 892 | −7.7% |
| 1982 | 853 | −4.4% |
| 1990 | 771 | −9.6% |
| 1999 | 738 | −4.3% |
| 2009 | 676 | −8.4% |
See also
References
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