Bélâbre

Bélâbre
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Bélâbre Coat of arms
Bélâbre
Location within Centre region Bélâbre
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Bélâbre
Intercommunality	Val d'Anglin
Area1	40.14 km2 (15.50 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	999
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	36016 / 36370
Elevation	95–156 m (312–512 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 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.

Bélâbre is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is the site of the Gallic city of Vosagum during the era of the Roman Empire's domination of this part of western Gaul (France).

Geography

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

The river Anglin flows northwest through the commune and crosses the village.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,126	—
1800	898	−20.2%
1806	920	+2.4%
1821	1,031	+12.1%
1831	2,000	+94.0%
1836	2,136	+6.8%
1841	2,165	+1.4%
1846	2,234	+3.2%
1851	2,346	+5.0%
1856	2,217	−5.5%
1861	2,221	+0.2%
1866	2,210	−0.5%
1872	2,125	−3.8%
1876	2,105	−0.9%
1881	2,120	+0.7%
1886	2,085	−1.7%
1891	2,011	−3.5%
1896	1,918	−4.6%
1901	1,875	−2.2%
1906	1,874	−0.1%
1911	1,813	−3.3%
1921	1,556	−14.2%
1926	1,545	−0.7%
1931	1,507	−2.5%
1936	1,492	−1.0%
1946	1,515	+1.5%
1954	1,363	−10.0%
1962	1,277	−6.3%
1968	1,336	+4.6%
1975	1,260	−5.7%
1982	1,067	−15.3%
1990	1,062	−0.5%
1999	1,028	−3.2%
2009	999	−2.8%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE