Bléré

Bléré is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Bléré
Commune
The Chapel of Jehan de Saignés, in Bléré
Coat of arms
Location of Bléré
Bléré Bléré
Coordinates: 47°19′33″N 0°59′26″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Loches
Canton	Bléré
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Fortier
Area ^1	30.8 km^2 (11.9 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,272
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37027 /37150
Elevation	52–112 m (171–367 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

Cultural surroundings

Bléré, in the administrative region of "Centre Val-de-Loire", is located 27 km from Tours, 225 km southwest of Paris, and is close to the great castles of the Loire. It is close to:

• 7 km west of Chenonceaux;
• 10 km south of Amboise;
• 16 km from Montpoupon;
• 17 km west of Montrichard and east of Montlouis-sur-Loire.

The town of Bléré is located in the Cher valley and in a rather wooded agricultural and wine region.

Transport Network

Main highways

The A85 motorway goes through the south of the city connecting the cities of Angers and Vierzon, its exit 11 allows you to reach the city.

The A10 (or E60) motorway passes through the town of Auzouer-en-Touraine 30.5 km from Bléré.

Connections to intercity road and rail connections

Bléré-La-Croix is a train station crossed by the TER Center Val de Loire connecting the cities of Tours, Bléré, Vierzon, Bourges, Nevers, saint aignant and Dijon (you can also add Lyon).

Train times: http://cdn.ter.sncf.com/medias/PDF/centre_val_de_loire/2_tcm56-112810_tcm56-112782.pdf

Line D of the interurban mobility network (or REMI) connecting the Bléré-Tours terminals serves four stops in Bléré

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,153	—
1800	2,519	+17.0%
1806	2,475	−1.7%
1821	2,663	+7.6%
1831	2,948	+10.7%
1836	2,978	+1.0%
1841	3,417	+14.7%
1846	3,493	+2.2%
1851	3,676	+5.2%
1856	3,431	−6.7%
1861	3,477	+1.3%
1866	3,561	+2.4%
1872	3,510	−1.4%
1876	3,675	+4.7%
1881	3,688	+0.4%
1886	3,599	−2.4%
1891	3,272	−9.1%
1896	3,269	−0.1%
1901	3,288	+0.6%
1906	3,342	+1.6%
1911	3,533	+5.7%
1921	3,156	−10.7%
1926	3,160	+0.1%
1931	3,041	−3.8%
1936	3,070	+1.0%
1946	3,250	+5.9%
1954	3,420	+5.2%
1962	3,450	+0.9%
1968	3,832	+11.1%
1975	4,113	+7.3%
1982	4,057	−1.4%
1990	4,388	+8.2%
1999	4,578	+4.3%
2006	5,048	+10.3%
2009	5,161	+2.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.