Éguzon-Chantôme

Éguzon-Chantôme (Limousin: Aguson e Chantòsma) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Éguzon-Chantôme
Commune
The town hall in Éguzon-Chantôme
Coat of arms
Location of Éguzon-Chantôme
Éguzon-Chantôme Éguzon-Chantôme
Coordinates: 46°26′35″N 1°35′01″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Argenton-sur-Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Blin
Area ^1	36.44 km^2 (14.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,384
• Density	38/km^2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36070 /36270
Elevation	142–319 m (466–1,047 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated on the river Creuse. A nearby hydroelectric dam (the Éguzon Dam), opened in 1923, provides electricity and also creates a lake (Lac de Chambon) that is used for leisure and watersports.

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.

Population

Historical population

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%

Year Pop. ±% 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%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.