Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet

Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet

Oldest wooden covered bridge in France

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Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet

Coordinates: 46°37′51″N 1°28′53″E / 46.6308°N 1.4814°E / 46.6308; 1.4814Coordinates: 46°37′51″N 1°28′53″E / 46.6308°N 1.4814°E / 46.6308; 1.4814
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Châteauroux
Canton Argenton-sur-Creuse
Intercommunality Pays d'Argenton-sur-Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Yves Jaquet
Area1 9.03 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 961
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 36161 / 36800
Elevation 96–178 m (315–584 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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 Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The Bouzanne flows west through the northern part of the commune, then flows into the Creuse, which forms the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1921 703—    
1926 757+7.7%
1931 687−9.2%
1936 655−4.7%
1946 703+7.3%
1954 669−4.8%
1962 669+0.0%
1968 814+21.7%
1975 813−0.1%
1982 902+10.9%
1990 879−2.5%
1999 881+0.2%
2009 961+9.1%

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References

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