La Guerche

La Guerche
Commune
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of La Guerche
Coat of arms
Location of La Guerche
Map
La Guerche is located in France
La Guerche
La Guerche
La Guerche is located in Centre-Val de Loire
La Guerche
La Guerche
Coordinates: 46°53′09″N 0°43′54″E / 46.8858°N 0.7317°E / 46.8858; 0.7317
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementLoches
CantonDescartes
IntercommunalityCC Loches Sud Touraine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Hidalgo[1]
Area
1
5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
175
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37114 /37350
Elevation43–67 m (141–220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Guerche (French pronunciation: [la ɡɛʁʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 295—    
1975 258−1.90%
1982 265+0.38%
1990 237−1.39%
1999 229−0.38%
2007 213−0.90%
2012 189−2.36%
2017 180−0.97%
Source: INSEE[3]

People from La Guerche are called Guerchois in French.

Louis Amédée Achard, an author created a character called Monsieur of La Guerche, who was the titular protagonist of Les chevauchées de M. de la Guerche.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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