Crozon-sur-Vauvre

Crozon-sur-Vauvre (French pronunciation: ​[kʁozɔ̃ syʁ vovʁ]) is a commune in the Indre department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Citizens of the commune are called Crozonnais.

Crozon-sur-Vauvre
Commune
The church and surroundings, in Crozon-sur-Vauvre
Location of Crozon-sur-Vauvre
Crozon-sur-Vauvre
Crozon-sur-Vauvre
Coordinates: 46°29′22″N 1°52′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLa Châtre
CantonNeuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
IntercommunalityMarche berrichonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Mitaty[1]
Area
1
27.69 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
332
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36061 /36140
Elevation237–450 m (778–1,476 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crozon-sur-Vauvre was in the historic province of Berry up to 1790.

Prior to the Redécoupage cantonal de 2014 it was in the historic canton of Aigurande.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 980—    
1800 758−22.7%
1806 768+1.3%
1821 984+28.1%
1831 1,047+6.4%
1836 1,083+3.4%
1841 1,060−2.1%
1846 1,095+3.3%
1851 1,112+1.6%
1856 1,140+2.5%
1861 1,082−5.1%
1866 1,103+1.9%
1872 1,071−2.9%
1876 1,145+6.9%
1881 1,169+2.1%
1886 1,179+0.9%
1891 1,199+1.7%
YearPop.±%
1896 1,194−0.4%
1901 1,215+1.8%
1906 1,220+0.4%
1911 1,257+3.0%
1921 1,147−8.8%
1926 1,130−1.5%
1931 1,080−4.4%
1936 1,035−4.2%
1946 985−4.8%
1954 902−8.4%
1962 848−6.0%
1968 733−13.6%
1975 625−14.7%
1982 543−13.1%
1990 450−17.1%
1999 388−13.8%
2009 380−2.1%

Geography

Crozon-sur-Vauvre lies about 46 kilometres south-southeast of the city of Châteauroux, on the river Vauvre. Crozon-sur-Vauvre's neighbouring settlements are Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet to the north and northwest, Chassignolles to the northeast, Crevant to the east, La Forêt-du-Temple to the south, Aigurande to the west and southwest, and La Buxerette in the west.

Places of interest
  • Village church dedicated to Saint Germain.
  • Château de Lalande, 16th century, with a separate private chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph, built in 1866.

Transport

The nearest airport is Châteauroux-Centre.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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