Velles, Indre

Velles is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Velles
Commune
The town hall in Velles
Location of Velles
Velles Velles
Coordinates: 46°41′20″N 1°39′01″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Argenton-sur-Creuse
Intercommunality	Pays d'Argenton-sur-Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Paul Foulatier
Area ^1	63.09 km^2 (24.36 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	985
• Density	16/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36231 /36330
Elevation	117–184 m (384–604 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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 traversed by the river Bouzanne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	584	—
1800	466	−20.2%
1806	581	+24.7%
1821	656	+12.9%
1831	705	+7.5%
1836	745	+5.7%
1841	712	−4.4%
1846	761	+6.9%
1851	761	+0.0%
1856	764	+0.4%
1861	782	+2.4%
1866	757	−3.2%
1872	800	+5.7%
1876	859	+7.4%
1881	972	+13.2%
1886	1,002	+3.1%
1891	1,057	+5.5%
1896	1,122	+6.1%
1901	1,150	+2.5%
1906	1,153	+0.3%
1911	1,114	−3.4%
1921	999	−10.3%
1926	995	−0.4%
1931	931	−6.4%
1936	900	−3.3%
1946	893	−0.8%
1954	900	+0.8%
1962	770	−14.4%
1968	668	−13.2%
1975	716	+7.2%
1982	771	+7.7%
1990	835	+8.3%
1999	827	−1.0%
2006	842	+1.8%
2009	886	+5.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

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