Buzançais
Buzançais is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
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Location of Buzançais 
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| Coordinates: 46°53′27″N 1°25′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Châteauroux |
| Canton | Buzançais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Régis Blanchet (PR) |
| Area 1 | 58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,505 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36031 /36500 |
| Elevation | 102–155 m (335–509 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve. The Indre river flows through the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 3,199 | — |
| 1800 | 3,199 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 3,578 | +11.8% |
| 1821 | 4,218 | +17.9% |
| 1831 | 4,416 | +4.7% |
| 1836 | 4,587 | +3.9% |
| 1841 | 4,430 | −3.4% |
| 1846 | 4,857 | +9.6% |
| 1851 | 4,979 | +2.5% |
| 1856 | 5,050 | +1.4% |
| 1861 | 5,016 | −0.7% |
| 1866 | 5,145 | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 4,986 | −3.1% |
| 1876 | 5,109 | +2.5% |
| 1881 | 5,189 | +1.6% |
| 1886 | 5,149 | −0.8% |
| 1891 | 5,027 | −2.4% |
| 1896 | 4,916 | −2.2% |
| 1901 | 4,871 | −0.9% |
| 1906 | 4,843 | −0.6% |
| 1911 | 4,638 | −4.2% |
| 1921 | 4,243 | −8.5% |
| 1926 | 4,349 | +2.5% |
| 1931 | 4,137 | −4.9% |
| 1936 | 4,134 | −0.1% |
| 1946 | 4,511 | +9.1% |
| 1954 | 4,585 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 4,783 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 5,140 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 5,214 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 4,972 | −4.6% |
| 1990 | 4,749 | −4.5% |
| 1999 | 4,576 | −3.6% |
| 2009 | 4,501 | −1.6% |
Residents are known as Buzancéens.[2]
Notable people
- Pascal Maitre, contemporary photographer.
- Albert Laprade, architect.
- Michel Denisot, journalist, producer and TV host.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- http://www.annuaire-mairie.fr/ville-buzancais.html
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