Indre, Loire-Atlantique

Indre
Aendr (Gallo)
Endrez/Antr (Breton)
Commune
The Loire at Basse-Indre
The Loire at Basse-Indre
Coat of arms of Indre
Coat of arms
Location of Indre
Map
Indre is located in France
Indre
Indre
Indre is located in Pays de la Loire
Indre
Indre
Coordinates: 47°11′58″N 1°40′12″W / 47.1994°N 1.67°W / 47.1994; -1.67
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Herblain-1
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anthony Berthelot[1]
Area
1
4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,130
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44074 /44610 (Basse-Indre and Haut-indre), 44620 (Indret)
Dialling codes02
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Indre (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ] ⓘ; Gallo: Aendr, Breton: Antr or Endrez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Etymology

The name Indre, pronounced [ɛ̃dʁ] in French, derives from that of Latin Antrum. The city was called Antrum and Antrinse monasterium in 840, Andra in 1144 was renamed Aindre and Indre.

The inhabitants of Indre are known in French as indrais .

Administration

Mayors

List of mayors of Indre[3][4]
Term Name Party
Mathurin Buet
?- 1812 - ? Pierre Fauluy
1871[5] Victor Boquien
1876–1907 Victor Boquien
1907–1908 Jules Dupuy
1908–? Joseph Déjoie
1921–? Henri Michel
1968–1977 Félix Guyot SFIO
2001–2006 Alcide Maquaire PS
2006–2014 Jean-Luc Le Drenn DVG
2014–2020 Serge David DVG
2020–incumbent Anthony Berthelot DVG

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,360—    
1821 1,446+0.22%
1846 3,483+3.58%
1872 3,553+0.08%
1901 3,792+0.22%
1926 4,324+0.53%
1946 4,477+0.17%
1962 4,625+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,286−1.26%
1975 3,709−2.04%
1982 3,513−0.77%
1990 3,262−0.92%
1999 3,643+1.23%
2007 3,761+0.40%
2012 4,032+1.40%
2017 3,969−0.31%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Sights

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. ^ francegenweb.org, List of mayors of Indre
  4. ^ "La Culture pour tous - Délibérations municipales". Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  5. ^ (in French)Répertoire général de bio-bibliographie bretonne - editor J. Plihon - René Pocard du Cosquer de Kerviler, Louis Marie Chauffier
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Indre, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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