Le Grand-Pressigny

Le Grand-Pressigny

The church in Le Grand-Pressigny

Coat of arms
Le Grand-Pressigny

Coordinates: 46°55′16″N 0°48′13″E / 46.9211°N 0.8036°E / 46.9211; 0.8036Coordinates: 46°55′16″N 0°48′13″E / 46.9211°N 0.8036°E / 46.9211; 0.8036
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Loches
Canton Le Grand-Pressigny
Government
  Mayor (20082014) François-Nicolas Joannès
Area1 39.55 km2 (15.27 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,012
  Density 26/km2 (66/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 37113 / 37350
Elevation 52–135 m (171–443 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 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.

Le Grand-Pressigny is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

There is a Chalcolithic flint mine located in the commune. It produced an unusual caramel-coloured stone which appears to have been highly prized across Europe with examples found in the Pyrenees, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Blocks of flint and unfinished blanks were traded, as well as finished tools.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793967    
1800953−1.4%
18061,115+17.0%
18211,098−1.5%
18311,768+61.0%
18361,870+5.8%
18411,876+0.3%
18461,826−2.7%
18511,909+4.5%
18561,840−3.6%
18611,809−1.7%
18661,832+1.3%
18721,686−8.0%
18761,702+0.9%
18811,779+4.5%
18861,774−0.3%
18911,705−3.9%
18961,637−4.0%
19011,648+0.7%
19061,569−4.8%
19111,559−0.6%
19211,556−0.2%
19261,583+1.7%
19311,559−1.5%
19361,595+2.3%
19461,595+0.0%
19541,580−0.9%
19621,480−6.3%
19681,415−4.4%
19751,256−11.2%
19821,185−5.7%
19901,120−5.5%
19991,117−0.3%
20061,064−4.7%
20091,012−4.9%

See also

References

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