Prissac

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.

Prissac
Commune
The 8 May Square in Prissac
Location of Prissac
Prissac
Prissac
Coordinates: 46°30′39″N 1°18′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonSaint-Gaultier
IntercommunalityVal d'Anglin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilles Touzet
Area
1
62.83 km2 (24.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
613
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36168 /36370
Elevation105–199 m (344–653 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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
YearPop.±%
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
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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