Chaillac

Chaillac (French pronunciation: [ʃajak] ^ⓘ; Limousin: Chalhac) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Chaillac
Commune
The place du Bosquet
Coat of arms
Location of Chaillac
Chaillac Show map of France Chaillac Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
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 (2023–2026)	Anthony Dubus[1]
Area 1	59.79 km2 (23.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,031
• Density	17/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.

Geography

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.

History

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]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department
• Rochechouart impact structure
• Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
• Château de Brosse

Pyromorphite (green) and Fluorite (yellow) on Barite, Chaillac Mine.