Bazaiges

Bazaiges
Town hall
Bazaiges
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Bazaiges
Coordinates: 46°29′59″N 1°32′03″E / 46.4997°N 1.5342°ECoordinates: 46°29′59″N 1°32′03″E / 46.4997°N 1.5342°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	La Châtre
Canton	Éguzon-Chantôme
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Lelong
Area^1	18.37 km^2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	228
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	36014 / 36270
Elevation	175–280 m (574–919 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bazaiges is a commune in the Indre département in central France.

Geography

The river Abloux forms part of the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	490	—
1800	401	−18.2%
1806	384	−4.2%
1821	505	+31.5%
1831	564	+11.7%
1836	582	+3.2%
1841	561	−3.6%
1846	605	+7.8%
1851	608	+0.5%
1856	570	−6.2%
1861	554	−2.8%
1866	545	−1.6%
1872	576	+5.7%
1876	617	+7.1%
1881	621	+0.6%
1886	676	+8.9%
1891	697	+3.1%
1896	675	−3.2%
1901	712	+5.5%
1906	703	−1.3%
1911	693	−1.4%
1921	601	−13.3%
1926	588	−2.2%
1931	528	−10.2%
1936	522	−1.1%
1946	508	−2.7%
1954	476	−6.3%
1962	426	−10.5%
1968	382	−10.3%
1975	334	−12.6%
1982	306	−8.4%
1990	244	−20.3%
1999	230	−5.7%
2009	228	−0.9%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE