Bélâbre

Bélâbre is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is the site of the Gallic city of Vosagum during the era of the Roman Empire's domination of this part of western [2] Gaul (France).

Bélâbre
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bélâbre
Bélâbre
Bélâbre
Coordinates: 46°33′08″N 1°09′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonSaint-Gaultier
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Duplant
Area
1
40.14 km2 (15.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
968
  Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36016 /36370
Elevation95–156 m (312–512 ft)
(avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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 Anglin flows northwest through the commune and crosses the village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,126    
1800 898−20.2%
1806 920+2.4%
1821 1,031+12.1%
1831 2,000+94.0%
1836 2,136+6.8%
1841 2,165+1.4%
1846 2,234+3.2%
1851 2,346+5.0%
1856 2,217−5.5%
1861 2,221+0.2%
1866 2,210−0.5%
1872 2,125−3.8%
1876 2,105−0.9%
1881 2,120+0.7%
1886 2,085−1.7%
1891 2,011−3.5%
YearPop.±%
1896 1,918−4.6%
1901 1,875−2.2%
1906 1,874−0.1%
1911 1,813−3.3%
1921 1,556−14.2%
1926 1,545−0.7%
1931 1,507−2.5%
1936 1,492−1.0%
1946 1,515+1.5%
1954 1,363−10.0%
1962 1,277−6.3%
1968 1,336+4.6%
1975 1,260−5.7%
1982 1,067−15.3%
1990 1,062−0.5%
1999 1,028−3.2%
2009 999−2.8%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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