Charnizay
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Location of Charnizay  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 0°59′13″E / 46.9142°N 0.9869°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Descartes |
| Intercommunality | CC Loches Sud Touraine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Gervais[1] |
| Area 1 | 51.71 km2 (19.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 479 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37061 /37290 |
| Elevation | 84–147 m (276–482 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Charnizay (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁnizɛ]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
History
[edit]In 1794, Charnizay annexed the commune of Saint Michel des Landes.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 876 | — |
| 1975 | 738 | −2.42% |
| 1982 | 615 | −2.57% |
| 1990 | 557 | −1.23% |
| 1999 | 523 | −0.70% |
| 2007 | 484 | −0.96% |
| 2012 | 512 | +1.13% |
| 2017 | 502 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit]- Dolmen le Palet de Gargantua , near the hamlet of Les Champs de l'Ormeau
Personalities
[edit]- Charles de Menou d'Aulnay (1604–1650), named governor of Acadia in 1638.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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