Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

The church of Saint-Hilaire, in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

Coat of arms
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 1°04′32″E / 46.5628°N 1.0756°E / 46.5628; 1.0756Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 1°04′32″E / 46.5628°N 1.0756°E / 46.5628; 1.0756
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Le Blanc
Canton Bélâbre
Intercommunality Val d'Anglin
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Serge Bégon
Area1 32.61 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 358
  Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 36197 / 36370
Elevation 82–146 m (269–479 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 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.

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

The river Benaize forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the commune, crossing the village of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize, then flows into the Anglin, which forms part of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 794    
1800 858+8.1%
1806 717−16.4%
1821 918+28.0%
1831 1,010+10.0%
1836 998−1.2%
1841 927−7.1%
1846 984+6.1%
1851 996+1.2%
1856 1,031+3.5%
1861 1,005−2.5%
1866 1,006+0.1%
1872 993−1.3%
1876 997+0.4%
1881 1,009+1.2%
1886 1,206+19.5%
1891 927−23.1%
1896 868−6.4%
1901 902+3.9%
1906 907+0.6%
1911 897−1.1%
1921 765−14.7%
1926 716−6.4%
1931 655−8.5%
1936 670+2.3%
1946 608−9.3%
1954 554−8.9%
1962 518−6.5%
1968 463−10.6%
1975 365−21.2%
1982 329−9.9%
1990 293−10.9%
1999 303+3.4%
2006 352+16.2%
2009 358+1.7%

See also

References

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