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  (2022)[2]	956
• Density	16.6/km2 (43.0/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 habitats has meant that the commune is home to 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