Mézières-en-Brenne

Mézières-en-Brenne (French pronunciation: [mezjɛːʁ ɑ̃ bʁɛn] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Mézières-en-Brenne
Commune
The town hall in Mézières-en-Brenne
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mézières-en-Brenne
Mézières-en-Brenne Show map of France Mézières-en-Brenne Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°49′18″N 1°12′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Camus[1]
Area 1	57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	970
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36123 /36290
Elevation	84–138 m (276–453 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Natural park

It is located is at the heart of the Brenne regional natural park. The Brenne is one of France's most important wetlands. A large diversity of natural habitats is responsible for an abundance of wildlife of which the best known are the birds: purple heron, black-necked grebe, bittern, marsh harrier, whiskered tern, short-toed eagle. The Brenne is also Europe's most important site for the European pond tortoise.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,232	—
1975	1,168	−0.76%
1982	1,186	+0.22%
1990	1,194	+0.08%
1999	1,160	−0.32%
2009	1,076	−0.75%
2014	1,062	−0.26%
2020	985	−1.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Brenne Regional Natural Park website