Vatan, Indre

Vatan
Commune
The town hall in Vatan
Coat of arms
Location of Vatan
Vatan Vatan
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Issoudun
Canton	Levroux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Metivier
Area 1	29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,926
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36230 /36150
Elevation	118–201 m (387–659 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vatan is a French commune in the Indre department in Centre-Val de Loire region. The town has been labeled Village étape since 1997 and Ville fleurie with 2 flowers.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,103 —     1800 2,359 +12.2% 1806 2,341 −0.8% 1821 2,457 +5.0% 1831 2,764 +12.5% 1836 2,912 +5.4% 1841 2,978 +2.3% 1846 3,238 +8.7% 1851 3,212 −0.8% 1856 3,127 −2.6% 1861 3,047 −2.6% 1866 3,078 +1.0% 1872 2,980 −3.2% 1876 2,860 −4.0% 1881 2,893 +1.2% 1886 2,832 −2.1% 1891 2,684 −5.2% 1896 2,459 −8.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 2,427 −1.3% 1906 2,475 +2.0% 1911 2,464 −0.4% 1921 2,283 −7.3% 1926 2,183 −4.4% 1931 2,098 −3.9% 1936 2,080 −0.9% 1946 2,166 +4.1% 1954 2,082 −3.9% 1962 2,147 +3.1% 1968 2,194 +2.2% 1975 2,270 +3.5% 1982 2,046 −9.9% 1990 2,022 −1.2% 1999 1,971 −2.5% 2006 2,015 +2.2% 2009 2,059 +2.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

Gallery

Town Hall

Main street at night

Saint-Laurien church

Saint Sulpice street

Hotel de la Poste