Clion, Indre

Clion

The Church of Sainte-Colombe in Clion, in 1900
Clion

Coordinates: 46°56′32″N 1°14′00″E / 46.9422°N 1.2333°E / 46.9422; 1.2333Coordinates: 46°56′32″N 1°14′00″E / 46.9422°N 1.2333°E / 46.9422; 1.2333
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Châteauroux
Canton Châtillon-sur-Indre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Williams Lauerière
Area1 33.53 km2 (12.95 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,123
  Density 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 36055 / 36700
Elevation 86–153 m (282–502 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 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.

Clion is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

It is situated 38 km or 24 miles northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city. The Indre and Ozance rivers flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,191    
1800 1,035−13.1%
1806 1,340+29.5%
1821 1,481+10.5%
1831 1,482+0.1%
1836 1,602+8.1%
1841 1,651+3.1%
1846 1,713+3.8%
1851 1,789+4.4%
1856 1,867+4.4%
1861 1,854−0.7%
1866 1,940+4.6%
1872 1,907−1.7%
1876 1,913+0.3%
1881 1,953+2.1%
1886 1,986+1.7%
1891 1,917−3.5%
1896 1,968+2.7%
1901 1,915−2.7%
1906 1,973+3.0%
1911 1,957−0.8%
1921 1,804−7.8%
1926 1,694−6.1%
1931 1,649−2.7%
1936 1,670+1.3%
1946 1,676+0.4%
1954 1,749+4.4%
1962 1,671−4.5%
1968 1,561−6.6%
1975 1,448−7.2%
1982 1,387−4.2%
1990 1,243−10.4%
1999 1,155−7.1%
2009 1,123−2.8%

Residents are known as Clionnais.[1]

See also

References

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