Baraize

For the French Egyptologist, see Émile Baraize.

Baraize (French pronunciation: [baʁɛz]) is a commune in the Indre département in central France.

Baraize
Commune
The church and war memorial in Baraize
Location of Baraize
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Coordinates: 46°29′22″N 1°33′45″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Argenton-sur-Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionnel Perrot[1]
Area 1	16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	357
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36012 /36270
Elevation	123–292 m (404–958 ft) (avg. 244 m or 801 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	389	—
1975	417	+1.00%
1982	404	−0.45%
1990	337	−2.24%
1999	301	−1.25%
2009	313	+0.39%
2014	332	+1.19%
2020	366	+1.64%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department