Velles, Indre

Velles

The town hall in Velles
Velles

Coordinates: 46°41′20″N 1°39′01″E / 46.689°N 1.6504°E / 46.689; 1.6504Coordinates: 46°41′20″N 1°39′01″E / 46.689°N 1.6504°E / 46.689; 1.6504
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Châteauroux
Canton Ardentes
Intercommunality Pays d'Argenton-sur-Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Paul Foulatier
Area1 63.09 km2 (24.36 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 886
 • Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 36231 / 36330
Elevation 117–184 m (384–604 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Velles is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Bouzanne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 584—    
1800 466−20.2%
1806 581+24.7%
1821 656+12.9%
1831 705+7.5%
1836 745+5.7%
1841 712−4.4%
1846 761+6.9%
1851 761+0.0%
1856 764+0.4%
1861 782+2.4%
1866 757−3.2%
1872 800+5.7%
1876 859+7.4%
1881 972+13.2%
1886 1,002+3.1%
1891 1,057+5.5%
1896 1,122+6.1%
1901 1,150+2.5%
1906 1,153+0.3%
1911 1,114−3.4%
1921 999−10.3%
1926 995−0.4%
1931 931−6.4%
1936 900−3.3%
1946 893−0.8%
1954 900+0.8%
1962 770−14.4%
1968 668−13.2%
1975 716+7.2%
1982 771+7.7%
1990 835+8.3%
1999 827−1.0%
2006 842+1.8%
2009 886+5.2%

See also

References

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