Vatan, Indre

Vatan is a French commune in the Indre department in Centre-Val de Loire region.^[3] The town has been labeled Village étape since 1997 and Ville fleurie with 2 flowers.

Vatan
Commune
The town hall in Vatan
Coat of arms
Location of Vatan
Vatan Show map of France Vatan Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Issoudun
Canton	Levroux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Metivier[1]
Area 1	29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,926
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36230 /36150
Elevation	118–201 m (387–659 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,194	—
1975	2,270	+0.49%
1982	2,046	−1.47%
1990	2,022	−0.15%
1999	1,972	−0.28%
2009	2,059	+0.43%
2014	2,038	−0.20%
2020	1,935	−0.86%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Gallery

Town Hall

Main street at night

Saint-Laurien church

Saint Sulpice street

Hotel de la Poste