Dun-le-Poëlier
| Dun-le-Poëlier | |
|---|---|
|
The town hall in Dun-le-Poëlier | |
  Dun-le-Poëlier | |
|
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Dun-le-Poëlier | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′16″N 1°45′16″E / 47.2044°N 1.7544°ECoordinates: 47°12′16″N 1°45′16″E / 47.2044°N 1.7544°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Issoudun |
| Canton | Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bazelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Faucher |
| Area1 | 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 476 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36068 / 36210 |
| Elevation | 87–140 m (285–459 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. | |
Dun-le-Poëlier is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
History
During World War II, Dun-le-Poëlier was liberated by Free French troops in September 1944 following an engagement with the German Tiger Legion.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 690 | — |
| 1800 | 683 | −1.0% |
| 1806 | 610 | −10.7% |
| 1821 | 737 | +20.8% |
| 1831 | 1,012 | +37.3% |
| 1836 | 1,106 | +9.3% |
| 1841 | 1,032 | −6.7% |
| 1846 | 1,080 | +4.7% |
| 1851 | 1,155 | +6.9% |
| 1856 | 1,202 | +4.1% |
| 1861 | 1,210 | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 1,209 | −0.1% |
| 1872 | 1,250 | +3.4% |
| 1876 | 1,290 | +3.2% |
| 1881 | 1,273 | −1.3% |
| 1886 | 1,302 | +2.3% |
| 1891 | 1,329 | +2.1% |
| 1896 | 1,302 | −2.0% |
| 1901 | 1,336 | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 1,280 | −4.2% |
| 1911 | 1,281 | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 1,104 | −13.8% |
| 1926 | 1,055 | −4.4% |
| 1931 | 1,027 | −2.7% |
| 1936 | 810 | −21.1% |
| 1946 | 784 | −3.2% |
| 1954 | 732 | −6.6% |
| 1962 | 676 | −7.7% |
| 1968 | 593 | −12.3% |
| 1975 | 576 | −2.9% |
| 1982 | 523 | −9.2% |
| 1990 | 496 | −5.2% |
| 1999 | 457 | −7.9% |
| 2009 | 476 | +4.2% |
See also
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dun-le-Poëlier. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 09, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.