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
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bélâbre
Bélâbre Bélâbre
Coordinates: 46°33′08″N 1°09′32″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Saint-Gaultier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Duplant
Area ^1	40.14 km^2 (15.50 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	968
• Density	24/km^2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36016 /36370
Elevation	95–156 m (312–512 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Year Pop. ±% 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Indre department

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)