Fontgombault
Appearance
Fontgombault | |
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![]() The church of Saint-Jacques, in Fontgombault | |
Coordinates: 46°40′30″N 0°59′10″E / 46.675°N 0.9861°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre |
Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
Canton | Le Blanc |
Intercommunality | Brenne Val de Creuse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Tissier |
Area 1 | 10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | 274 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/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 is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is known for its traditionalist Benedictine abbey.
Geography
The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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% |
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
References
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