Éguzon-Chantôme
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Éguzon-Chantôme |
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 Éguzon-Chantôme
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre |
| Canton | Éguzon-Chantôme |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Blin (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 142–319 m (466–1,047 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| Land area1 | 36.44 km2 (14.07 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,362 (2009) |
| - Density | 37 /km2 (96 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36070/ 36270 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 46°26′35″N 1°35′01″E / 46.4431°N 1.5836°E
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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Population
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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% |
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