Buzançais

Buzançais (French pronunciation: [byzɑ̃sɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune and town in the French department of Indre, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.

Buzançais
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Buzançais
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Coordinates: 46°53′27″N 1°25′24″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Buzançais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Régis Blanchet[1]
Area 1	58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,504
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Buzançéen.ne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36031 /36500
Elevation	102–155 m (335–509 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city, and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve located in the historical province of Berry. The Indre river flows through the commune.

Toponymy

Buzancei in Berrichon dialect (langue d'oïl) and Latin: Busentiacum or Busenciacum.

Population

The inhabitants are known as Buzancéens and Buzancéennes.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,199 —     1800 3,199 +0.00% 1806 3,578 +1.88% 1821 4,218 +1.10% 1831 4,416 +0.46% 1836 4,587 +0.76% 1841 4,430 −0.69% 1846 4,857 +1.86% 1851 4,979 +0.50% 1856 5,050 +0.28% 1861 5,016 −0.14% 1866 5,145 +0.51% 1872 4,986 −0.52% 1876 5,109 +0.61% 1881 5,189 +0.31% 1886 5,149 −0.15% 1891 5,027 −0.48% 1896 4,916 −0.45%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,871 −0.18% 1906 4,843 −0.12% 1911 4,638 −0.86% 1921 4,243 −0.89% 1926 4,349 +0.49% 1931 4,137 −0.99% 1936 4,134 −0.01% 1946 4,511 +0.88% 1954 4,585 +0.20% 1962 4,783 +0.53% 1968 5,140 +1.21% 1975 5,214 +0.20% 1982 4,972 −0.68% 1990 4,749 −0.57% 1999 4,581 −0.40% 2007 4,530 −0.14% 2012 4,481 −0.22% 2017 4,505 +0.11%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people

• Pascal Maitre, contemporary photographer.
• Albert Laprade, architect.
• Michel Denisot, journalist, producer and TV host.

See also

• Communes of Indre

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Buzançais, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Brenne regional nature preserve