Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet
Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet | |
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 Oldest wooden covered bridge in France | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet  | |
  Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet  Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′51″N 1°28′53″E / 46.6308°N 1.4814°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Châteauroux |
| Canton | Argenton-sur-Creuse |
| Intercommunality | Éguzon-Argenton-Vallée de la Creuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Chaussemy[1] |
Area 1 | 9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 934 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36161 /36800 |
| Elevation | 96–178 m (315–584 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet (French pronunciation: [lə pɔ̃ kʁetjɛ̃ ʃabnɛ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Geography
The Bouzanne flows west through the northern part of the commune, then flows into the Creuse, which forms the commune's southwestern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 814 | — |
| 1975 | 813 | −0.02% |
| 1982 | 902 | +1.50% |
| 1990 | 879 | −0.32% |
| 1999 | 880 | +0.01% |
| 2009 | 961 | +0.88% |
| 2014 | 926 | −0.74% |
| 2020 | 944 | +0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The oldest wooden covered bridge in France is in the commune.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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