Fontgombault

Fontgombault

The church of Saint-Jacques, in Fontgombault
Fontgombault

Coordinates: 46°40′30″N 0°59′10″E / 46.675°N 0.9861°E / 46.675; 0.9861Coordinates: 46°40′30″N 0°59′10″E / 46.675°N 0.9861°E / 46.675; 0.9861
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Le Blanc
Canton Tournon-Saint-Martin
Intercommunality Brenne Val de Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Tissier
Area1 10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 274
 • Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 36076 / 36220
Elevation 67–136 m (220–446 ft)
(avg. 111 m or 364 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.

Fontgombault is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is known for its traditionalist Benedictine abbey.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 495—    
1800 380−23.2%
1806 365−3.9%
1821 369+1.1%
1831 392+6.2%
1836 411+4.8%
1841 368−10.5%
1846 390+6.0%
1851 428+9.7%
1856 600+40.2%
1861 569−5.2%
1866 713+25.3%
1872 781+9.5%
1876 813+4.1%
1881 420−48.3%
1886 462+10.0%
1891 450−2.6%
1896 401−10.9%
1901 383−4.5%
1906 357−6.8%
1911 411+15.1%
1921 395−3.9%
1926 481+21.8%
1931 452−6.0%
1936 488+8.0%
1946 472−3.3%
1954 324−31.4%
1962 333+2.8%
1968 324−2.7%
1975 310−4.3%
1982 267−13.9%
1990 310+16.1%
1999 283−8.7%
2009 274−3.2%

See also

References

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