Chalais, Indre

Chalais
The church of Saint-Léobon, in Chalais The church of Saint-Léobon, in Chalais
Chalais
Location within Centre region Chalais
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Bélâbre
Intercommunality	Val d'Anglin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Boutet
Area1	39.65 km2 (15.31 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	168
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	36036 / 36370
Elevation	95–161 m (312–528 ft) (avg. 144 m or 472 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.

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

Geography

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

The river Anglin flows northwest through the southwestern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	713	—
1800	621	−12.9%
1806	477	−23.2%
1821	692	+45.1%
1831	773	+11.7%
1836	698	−9.7%
1841	732	+4.9%
1846	705	−3.7%
1851	695	−1.4%
1856	715	+2.9%
1861	751	+5.0%
1866	753	+0.3%
1872	664	−11.8%
1876	723	+8.9%
1881	701	−3.0%
1886	715	+2.0%
1891	692	−3.2%
1896	695	+0.4%
1901	716	+3.0%
1906	724	+1.1%
1911	729	+0.7%
1921	619	−15.1%
1926	601	−2.9%
1931	575	−4.3%
1936	526	−8.5%
1946	428	−18.6%
1954	450	+5.1%
1962	352	−21.8%
1968	325	−7.7%
1975	257	−20.9%
1982	198	−23.0%
1990	186	−6.1%
1999	165	−11.3%
2009	168	+1.8%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE