Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Commune
The church of Saint-Hilaire, in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 1°04′32″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Saint-Gaultier
Intercommunality	Val d'Anglin
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Serge Bégon
Area ^1	32.61 km^2 (12.59 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	302
• Density	9.3/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36197 /36370
Elevation	82–146 m (269–479 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

The river Benaize forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the commune, crossing the village of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize, then flows into the Anglin, which forms part of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	794	—
1800	858	+8.1%
1806	717	−16.4%
1821	918	+28.0%
1831	1,010	+10.0%
1836	998	−1.2%
1841	927	−7.1%
1846	984	+6.1%
1851	996	+1.2%
1856	1,031	+3.5%
1861	1,005	−2.5%
1866	1,006	+0.1%
1872	993	−1.3%
1876	997	+0.4%
1881	1,009	+1.2%
1886	1,206	+19.5%
1891	927	−23.1%
1896	868	−6.4%
1901	902	+3.9%
1906	907	+0.6%
1911	897	−1.1%
1921	765	−14.7%
1926	716	−6.4%
1931	655	−8.5%
1936	670	+2.3%
1946	608	−9.3%
1954	554	−8.9%
1962	518	−6.5%
1968	463	−10.6%
1975	365	−21.2%
1982	329	−9.9%
1990	293	−10.9%
1999	303	+3.4%
2006	352	+16.2%
2009	358	+1.7%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

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