Buzançais

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Régis Blanchet^[1]Area58.64 km² (22.64 sq mi)Population4,504 • Density77/km² (200/sq mi)DemonymBuzançéen.neTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation102–155 m (335–509 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buzançais (French pronunciation: [byzɑ̃sɛ] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Buzancei; Latin: Busentiacum or Busenciacum) is a commune and town in the French department of Indre, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.

It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city, and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve located in the historical province of Berry. The Indre river flows through the commune.

Population

The inhabitants are known as Buzancéens and Buzancéennes.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,199 —     1800 3,199 +0.00% 1806 3,578 +1.88% 1821 4,218 +1.10% 1831 4,416 +0.46% 1836 4,587 +0.76% 1841 4,430 −0.69% 1846 4,857 +1.86% 1851 4,979 +0.50% 1856 5,050 +0.28% 1861 5,016 −0.14% 1866 5,145 +0.51% 1872 4,986 −0.52% 1876 5,109 +0.61% 1881 5,189 +0.31% 1886 5,149 −0.15% 1891 5,027 −0.48% 1896 4,916 −0.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,871 −0.18% 1906 4,843 −0.12% 1911 4,638 −0.86% 1921 4,243 −0.89% 1926 4,349 +0.49% 1931 4,137 −0.99% 1936 4,134 −0.01% 1946 4,511 +0.88% 1954 4,585 +0.20% 1962 4,783 +0.53% 1968 5,140 +1.21% 1975 5,214 +0.20% 1982 4,972 −0.68% 1990 4,749 −0.57% 1999 4,581 −0.40% 2007 4,530 −0.14% 2012 4,481 −0.22% 2017 4,505 +0.11%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people

• Pascal Maitre, contemporary photographer.
• Albert Laprade, architect.
• Michel Denisot, journalist, producer and TV host.

See also

• Communes of Indre

References

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