Clion, Indre


Clion is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It was known in the Roman period as Claudiomagus.[2]

Clion
The Church of Sainte-Colombe in Clion, in 1900
Location of Clion
Clion
Clion
Coordinates: 46°56′32″N 1°14′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonBuzançais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Williams Lauerière
Area
1
33.53 km2 (12.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,023
  Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36055 /36700
Elevation86–153 m (282–502 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 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 38 km or 24 miles northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city. The Indre and Ozance rivers flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,191    
1800 1,035−13.1%
1806 1,340+29.5%
1821 1,481+10.5%
1831 1,482+0.1%
1836 1,602+8.1%
1841 1,651+3.1%
1846 1,713+3.8%
1851 1,789+4.4%
1856 1,867+4.4%
1861 1,854−0.7%
1866 1,940+4.6%
1872 1,907−1.7%
1876 1,913+0.3%
1881 1,953+2.1%
1886 1,986+1.7%
1891 1,917−3.5%
1896 1,968+2.7%
1901 1,915−2.7%
1906 1,973+3.0%
1911 1,957−0.8%
1921 1,804−7.8%
1926 1,694−6.1%
1931 1,649−2.7%
1936 1,670+1.3%
1946 1,676+0.4%
1954 1,749+4.4%
1962 1,671−4.5%
1968 1,561−6.6%
1975 1,448−7.2%
1982 1,387−4.2%
1990 1,243−10.4%
1999 1,155−7.1%
2009 1,123−2.8%

Residents are known as Clionnais.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Mathisen, R., H. Sivan. "Places: 138299 (Claudiomagus)". Pleiades. Retrieved 2 January 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Mairie de Clion, la Commune de Clion et son village (36700) (Indre)". Annuaire-Mairie. Retrieved 20 April 2018.


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