Ruffec, Indre

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

Ruffec
Commune
A general view of Ruffec
Location of Ruffec
Ruffec Ruffec
Coordinates: 46°37′48″N 1°10′20″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Intercommunality	Brenne Val de Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Édith Vachaud
Area ^1	40.93 km^2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	589
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36176 /36300
Elevation	77–141 m (253–463 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 441 —     1800 504 +14.3% 1806 477 −5.4% 1821 629 +31.9% 1831 758 +20.5% 1836 747 −1.5% 1841 714 −4.4% 1846 783 +9.7% 1851 826 +5.5% 1856 851 +3.0% 1861 825 −3.1% 1866 834 +1.1% 1872 814 −2.4% 1876 831 +2.1% 1881 880 +5.9% 1886 921 +4.7% 1891 956 +3.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 942 −1.5% 1901 992 +5.3% 1906 949 −4.3% 1911 887 −6.5% 1921 816 −8.0% 1926 818 +0.2% 1931 739 −9.7% 1936 750 +1.5% 1946 736 −1.9% 1954 650 −11.7% 1962 670 +3.1% 1968 635 −5.2% 1975 607 −4.4% 1982 519 −14.5% 1990 594 +14.5% 1999 525 −11.6% 2009 644 +22.7%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

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