Aigurande

Aigurande

The church in Aigurande

Coat of arms
Aigurande

Coordinates: 46°26′05″N 1°49′47″E / 46.4347°N 1.8297°E / 46.4347; 1.8297Coordinates: 46°26′05″N 1°49′47″E / 46.4347°N 1.8297°E / 46.4347; 1.8297
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement La Châtre
Canton Aigurande
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pascal Courtaud
Area1 27.77 km2 (10.72 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,600
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 36001 / 36140
Elevation 284–442 m (932–1,450 ft)
(avg. 435 m or 1,427 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

History

The town's name derives from the Gallic word "Equoranda", which refers to a river or stream separating two Gallic tribes (in this case the Pictons (of Poitou) and the Bituriges (of the Berry).

Geography

The river Bouzanne has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,573—    
1800 1,691+7.5%
1806 1,514−10.5%
1821 1,687+11.4%
1831 1,859+10.2%
1836 1,945+4.6%
1841 2,005+3.1%
1846 2,087+4.1%
1851 2,330+11.6%
1856 2,232−4.2%
1861 2,146−3.9%
1866 2,169+1.1%
1872 2,321+7.0%
1876 2,292−1.2%
1881 2,301+0.4%
1886 2,472+7.4%
1891 2,403−2.8%
1896 2,366−1.5%
1901 2,462+4.1%
1906 2,527+2.6%
1911 2,552+1.0%
1921 2,316−9.2%
1926 2,279−1.6%
1931 2,204−3.3%
1936 2,257+2.4%
1946 2,387+5.8%
1954 2,343−1.8%
1962 2,381+1.6%
1968 2,315−2.8%
1975 2,284−1.3%
1982 2,180−4.6%
1990 1,932−11.4%
1999 1,667−13.7%
2009 1,600−4.0%

See also

References

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