Bléré

Bléré
Commune
The Chapel of Jehan de Saignés, in Bléré
The Chapel of Jehan de Saignés, in Bléré
Coat of arms of Bléré
Coat of arms
Location of Bléré
Map
Bléré is located in France
Bléré
Bléré
Bléré is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Bléré
Bléré
Coordinates: 47°19′33″N 0°59′26″E / 47.3258°N 0.9906°E / 47.3258; 0.9906
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementLoches
CantonBléré
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabien Nebel[1]
Area
1
30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,280
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37027 /37150
Elevation52–112 m (171–367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bléré (French pronunciation: [bleʁe] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Geography

Cultural surroundings

Bléré, in the administrative region of "Centre Val-de-Loire", is located 27 km from Tours, 225 km southwest of Paris, and is close to the great châteaux of the Loire Valley. It is close to:

The town of Bléré is located in the Cher valley and in a rather wooded agricultural and wine region.

Transport Network

Main highways

The A85 motorway goes through the south of the city connecting the cities of Angers and Vierzon, its exit 11 allows you to reach the city.

The A10 (or E60) motorway passes through the town of Auzouer-en-Touraine 30.5 km from Bléré.

Connections to intercity road and rail connections

Bléré-La Croix is a train station served by the TER Centre-Val de Loire connecting the cities of Tours, Bléré, Saint-Aignan, Vierzon, Bourges and Nevers.[3]

Line D of the interurban mobility network (or REMI) connecting the Bléré-Tours terminals serves four stops in Bléré.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,153—    
1800 2,519+2.27%
1806 2,475−0.29%
1821 2,663+0.49%
1831 2,948+1.02%
1836 2,978+0.20%
1841 3,417+2.79%
1846 3,493+0.44%
1851 3,676+1.03%
1856 3,431−1.37%
1861 3,477+0.27%
1866 3,561+0.48%
1872 3,510−0.24%
1876 3,675+1.16%
1881 3,688+0.07%
1886 3,599−0.49%
1891 3,272−1.89%
1896 3,269−0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,288+0.12%
1906 3,342+0.33%
1911 3,533+1.12%
1921 3,156−1.12%
1926 3,160+0.03%
1931 3,041−0.76%
1936 3,070+0.19%
1946 3,250+0.57%
1954 3,420+0.64%
1962 3,450+0.11%
1968 3,832+1.77%
1975 4,113+1.02%
1982 4,057−0.20%
1990 4,388+0.99%
1999 4,576+0.47%
2007 5,045+1.23%
2012 5,250+0.80%
2017 5,272+0.08%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

International relations

Bléré is twinned with:

[6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Bléré la Croix Gares & Connexions". www.garesetconnexions.sncf.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bléré, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Rinnovato il gemellaggio tra Montegiardino (San Marino) e Bléré (Francia)" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Bléré - Montegiardino, le jumelage prend le nom de San-to" (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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