Vatan, Indre

Vatan is a French commune in the Indre department in Centre-Val de Loire region.^[3] The town has been labeled Village étape since 1997 and Ville fleurie with 2 flowers.

Vatan
Commune
The town hall in Vatan
Coat of arms
Location of Vatan
Vatan Show map of France Vatan Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Issoudun
Canton	Levroux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Metivier[1]
Area 1	29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,959
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36230 /36150
Elevation	118–201 m (387–659 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 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	2,194	—
1975	2,270	+0.49%
1982	2,046	−1.47%
1990	2,022	−0.15%
1999	1,972	−0.28%
2009	2,059	+0.43%
2014	2,038	−0.20%
2020	1,935	−0.86%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department