Chaillac
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chaillac (French pronunciation: [ʃajak] ; Limousin: Chalhac) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Chaillac | |
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Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 1°17′59″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre |
Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
Canton | Saint-Gaultier |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Moreaux[1] |
Area 1 | 59.79 km2 (23.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,049 |
• Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 36035 /36310 |
Elevation | 122–253 m (400–830 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is traversed by the river Anglin. The surrounding land is primarily clay which results in ground cracking and building shifts throughout the region.
Château de Brosse, located on the old town of Brosse, was the possession of Viscount de Brosse, who were powerful in the Middle Ages, and even had their own mint in the eleventh century.[3] However, the village was created around the castle, located in a cul-de-sac, Chaillac was never completed, especially after being destroyed by the Anglo-Poitou in 1370.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,358 | — |
1975 | 1,253 | −1.14% |
1982 | 1,149 | −1.23% |
1990 | 1,246 | +1.02% |
1999 | 1,170 | −0.70% |
2009 | 1,136 | −0.29% |
2014 | 1,088 | −0.86% |
2020 | 1,068 | −0.31% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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