Gargilesse-Dampierre

Gargilesse-Dampierre
The town hall in Gargilesse
Gargilesse-Dampierre
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Gargilesse-Dampierre
Coordinates: 46°30′52″N 1°35′52″E / 46.5144°N 1.5978°ECoordinates: 46°30′52″N 1°35′52″E / 46.5144°N 1.5978°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	La Châtre
Canton	Éguzon-Chantôme
Intercommunality	Pays d'Éguzon-Val de Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vanik Berberian
Area^1	15.72 km^2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	326
• Density	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	36081 / 36190
Elevation	124–275 m (407–902 ft) (avg. 221 m or 725 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.

Gargilesse-Dampierre is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

It is classified as one of "The most beautiful villages of France" and is situated near the confluence of the Gargilesse stream and the river Creuse. The 19th century writer George Sand lived in the village.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	380	—
1800	261	−31.3%
1806	273	+4.6%
1821	342	+25.3%
1831	548	+60.2%
1836	649	+18.4%
1841	640	−1.4%
1846	701	+9.5%
1851	716	+2.1%
1856	734	+2.5%
1861	762	+3.8%
1866	773	+1.4%
1872	794	+2.7%
1876	837	+5.4%
1881	878	+4.9%
1886	896	+2.1%
1891	843	−5.9%
1896	767	−9.0%
1901	765	−0.3%
1906	747	−2.4%
1911	709	−5.1%
1921	607	−14.4%
1926	569	−6.3%
1931	686	+20.6%
1936	522	−23.9%
1946	510	−2.3%
1954	487	−4.5%
1962	445	−8.6%
1968	400	−10.1%
1975	363	−9.3%
1982	347	−4.4%
1990	342	−1.4%
1999	324	−5.3%
2009	326	+0.6%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department
• Saint-Benoît-du-Sault

References

• INSEE