Fontgombault

Fontgombault
Commune
The church of Saint-Jacques, in Fontgombault
Location of Fontgombault
Fontgombault Fontgombault
Coordinates: 46°40′30″N 0°59′10″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Intercommunality	Brenne Val de Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Confolant
Area 1	10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	256
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36076 /36220
Elevation	67–136 m (220–446 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontgombault (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ɡɔ̃bo]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is known for Fontgombault Abbey, a Benedictine monastery famous for its Gregorian chant and traditional liturgy.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 495 —     1800 380 −23.2% 1806 365 −3.9% 1821 369 +1.1% 1831 392 +6.2% 1836 411 +4.8% 1841 368 −10.5% 1846 390 +6.0% 1851 428 +9.7% 1856 600 +40.2% 1861 569 −5.2% 1866 713 +25.3% 1872 781 +9.5% 1876 813 +4.1% 1881 420 −48.3% 1886 462 +10.0% 1891 450 −2.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 401 −10.9% 1901 383 −4.5% 1906 357 −6.8% 1911 411 +15.1% 1921 395 −3.9% 1926 481 +21.8% 1931 452 −6.0% 1936 488 +8.0% 1946 472 −3.3% 1954 324 −31.4% 1962 333 +2.8% 1968 324 −2.7% 1975 310 −4.3% 1982 267 −13.9% 1990 310 +16.1% 1999 283 −8.7% 2009 274 −3.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department