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
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonArgenton-sur-Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Blin
Area
1
36.44 km2 (14.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,384
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36070 /36270
Elevation142–319 m (466–1,047 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 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 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
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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

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


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