Le Blanc

For other uses, see Le Blanc (disambiguation).
Le Blanc
Subprefecture and commune
Château de Naillac
Château de Naillac
Coat of arms of Le Blanc
Coat of arms
Location of Le Blanc
Map
Le Blanc is located in France
Le Blanc
Le Blanc
Le Blanc is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Le Blanc
Le Blanc
Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°E / 46.6344; 1.0636
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonLe Blanc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Lherpiniere[1]
Area
1
57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,204
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
DemonymBlancois.e
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36018 /36300
Elevation72–140 m (236–459 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Blanc (French pronunciation: [lə blɑ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Lo Blanc; Latin: Oblincum Cuborum) is a commune and a subprefecture of the department of Indre, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, central France.

Geography

Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the river Creuse.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,780—    
1800 4,723−0.17%
1806 3,662−4.15%
1821 4,452+1.31%
1831 4,804+0.76%
1836 5,095+1.18%
1841 5,290+0.75%
1846 6,075+2.81%
1851 6,788+2.24%
1856 5,731−3.33%
1861 5,882+0.52%
1866 5,956+0.25%
1872 5,709−0.70%
1876 6,122+1.76%
1881 6,558+1.39%
1886 7,140+1.72%
1891 7,389+0.69%
1896 6,764−1.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 6,663−0.30%
1906 6,520−0.43%
1911 6,493−0.08%
1921 5,284−2.04%
1926 5,511+0.84%
1931 5,426−0.31%
1936 5,789+1.30%
1946 6,719+1.50%
1954 6,427−0.55%
1962 6,402−0.05%
1968 6,767+0.93%
1975 8,024+2.46%
1982 7,769−0.46%
1990 7,361−0.67%
1999 6,998−0.56%
2007 6,926−0.13%
2012 6,840−0.25%
2017 6,389−1.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Facilities

Near Le Blanc, there is a VLF-transmitter of French Navy. It transmits messages on 18.3 kHz and 21.7 kHz to submerged submarines [5]

Climate

Climate data for Le Blanc (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1947–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2) 		26.0
(78.8) 		27.8
(82.0) 		32.0
(89.6) 		34.6
(94.3) 		41.2
(106.2) 		43.3
(109.9) 		43.7
(110.7) 		38.9
(102.0) 		33.1
(91.6) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		43.7
(110.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		21.3
(70.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.6
(81.7) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.2
(64.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		9.0
(48.2) 		17.9
(64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		11.8
(53.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.1
(70.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		8.8
(47.8) 		5.9
(42.6) 		12.9
(55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		2.0
(35.6) 		4.1
(39.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		9.6
(49.3) 		13.1
(55.6) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		9.0
(48.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		2.9
(37.2) 		7.9
(46.2)
Record low °C (°F) −18.4
(−1.1) 		−18.0
(−0.4) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−18.4
(−1.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.3
(2.69) 		53.8
(2.12) 		56.0
(2.20) 		60.8
(2.39) 		74.7
(2.94) 		61.6
(2.43) 		51.3
(2.02) 		54.3
(2.14) 		57.8
(2.28) 		78.1
(3.07) 		79.2
(3.12) 		80.5
(3.17) 		776.4
(30.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.4 10.5 9.9 10.2 10.4 8.3 7.6 7.2 7.8 11.0 12.3 12.6 120.1
Source: Meteociel[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Blanc, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ RDF_project Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Normales et records pour Le Blanc (36)". Meteociel. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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