Mézières-en-Brenne
Mézières-en-Brenne | |
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| Coordinates: 46°49′18″N 1°12′41″E / 46.8217°N 1.2114°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Le Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Louis Camus |
| Area 1 | 57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 970 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36123 /36290 |
| Elevation | 84–138 m (276–453 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mézières-en-Brenne is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Natural park
It is located is at the heart of the Brenne regional natural park. The Brenne is one of France's most important wetlands. A large diversity of natural habitats is responsible for an abundance of wildlife of which the best known are the birds: purple heron, black-necked grebe, bittern, marsh harrier, whiskered tern, short-toed eagle. The Brenne is also Europe's most important site for the European pond tortoise.[citation needed]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,338 | — |
| 1800 | 1,346 | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 1,408 | +4.6% |
| 1821 | 1,454 | +3.3% |
| 1831 | 1,542 | +6.1% |
| 1836 | 1,656 | +7.4% |
| 1841 | 1,541 | −6.9% |
| 1846 | 1,598 | +3.7% |
| 1851 | 1,672 | +4.6% |
| 1856 | 1,740 | +4.1% |
| 1861 | 1,681 | −3.4% |
| 1866 | 1,824 | +8.5% |
| 1872 | 1,835 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 1,856 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 1,760 | −5.2% |
| 1886 | 1,818 | +3.3% |
| 1891 | 1,820 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1,853 | +1.8% |
| 1901 | 1,996 | +7.7% |
| 1906 | 2,000 | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 1,926 | −3.7% |
| 1921 | 1,695 | −12.0% |
| 1926 | 1,495 | −11.8% |
| 1931 | 1,423 | −4.8% |
| 1936 | 1,406 | −1.2% |
| 1946 | 1,485 | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 1,389 | −6.5% |
| 1962 | 1,312 | −5.5% |
| 1968 | 1,232 | −6.1% |
| 1975 | 1,168 | −5.2% |
| 1982 | 1,186 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1,194 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,159 | −2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,076 | −7.2% |
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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