Bléré

Bléré (French pronunciation: [bleʁe] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Bléré
Commune
The Chapel of Jehan de Saignés, in Bléré
Coat of arms
Location of Bléré
Bléré Show map of France Bléré Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°19′33″N 0°59′26″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Loches
Canton	Bléré
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabien Nebel[1]
Area 1	30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,340
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37027 /37150
Elevation	52–112 m (171–367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Cultural surroundings

Bléré, in the administrative region of "Centre Val-de-Loire", is located 27 km from Tours, 225 km southwest of Paris, and is close to the great châteaux of the Loire Valley. It is close to:

• 7 km west of Chenonceaux;
• 10 km south of Amboise;
• 14 km east of Montlouis-sur-Loire;
• 17 km west of Montrichard.

The town of Bléré is located in the Cher valley and in a rather wooded agricultural and wine region.

Transport Network

Main highways

The A85 motorway goes through the south of the city connecting the cities of Angers and Vierzon, its exit 11 allows you to reach the city.

The A10 (or E60) motorway passes through the town of Auzouer-en-Touraine 30.5 km from Bléré.

Connections to intercity road and rail connections

Bléré-La Croix is a train station served by the TER Centre-Val de Loire connecting the cities of Tours, Bléré, Saint-Aignan, Vierzon, Bourges and Nevers.^[3]

Line D of the interurban mobility network (or REMI) connecting the Bléré-Tours terminals serves four stops in Bléré.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,153 —     1800 2,519 +2.27% 1806 2,475 −0.29% 1821 2,663 +0.49% 1831 2,948 +1.02% 1836 2,978 +0.20% 1841 3,417 +2.79% 1846 3,493 +0.44% 1851 3,676 +1.03% 1856 3,431 −1.37% 1861 3,477 +0.27% 1866 3,561 +0.48% 1872 3,510 −0.24% 1876 3,675 +1.16% 1881 3,688 +0.07% 1886 3,599 −0.49% 1891 3,272 −1.89% 1896 3,269 −0.02%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,288 +0.12% 1906 3,342 +0.33% 1911 3,533 +1.12% 1921 3,156 −1.12% 1926 3,160 +0.03% 1931 3,041 −0.76% 1936 3,070 +0.19% 1946 3,250 +0.57% 1954 3,420 +0.64% 1962 3,450 +0.11% 1968 3,832 +1.77% 1975 4,113 +1.02% 1982 4,057 −0.20% 1990 4,388 +0.99% 1999 4,576 +0.47% 2007 5,045 +1.23% 2012 5,250 +0.80% 2017 5,272 +0.08%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

International relations

Bléré is twinned with:

• Montegiardino, San Marino (2017)

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See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Bléré la Croix Gares & Connexions". www.garesetconnexions.sncf.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bléré, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. "Rinnovato il gemellaggio tra Montegiardino (San Marino) e Bléré (Francia)" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
7. "Bléré - Montegiardino, le jumelage prend le nom de San-to" (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2024.