Clion, Indre

Clion
The Church of Sainte-Colombe in Clion, in 1900 The Church of Sainte-Colombe in Clion, in 1900
Clion
Location within Centre region Clion
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Indre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Williams Lauerière
Area1	33.53 km2 (12.95 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	1,123
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	36055 / 36700
Elevation	86–153 m (282–502 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 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.

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

It is situated 38 km or 24 miles northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city. The Indre and Ozance rivers flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,191	—
1800	1,035	−13.1%
1806	1,340	+29.5%
1821	1,481	+10.5%
1831	1,482	+0.1%
1836	1,602	+8.1%
1841	1,651	+3.1%
1846	1,713	+3.8%
1851	1,789	+4.4%
1856	1,867	+4.4%
1861	1,854	−0.7%
1866	1,940	+4.6%
1872	1,907	−1.7%
1876	1,913	+0.3%
1881	1,953	+2.1%
1886	1,986	+1.7%
1891	1,917	−3.5%
1896	1,968	+2.7%
1901	1,915	−2.7%
1906	1,973	+3.0%
1911	1,957	−0.8%
1921	1,804	−7.8%
1926	1,694	−6.1%
1931	1,649	−2.7%
1936	1,670	+1.3%
1946	1,676	+0.4%
1954	1,749	+4.4%
1962	1,671	−4.5%
1968	1,561	−6.6%
1975	1,448	−7.2%
1982	1,387	−4.2%
1990	1,243	−10.4%
1999	1,155	−7.1%
2009	1,123	−2.8%

Residents are known as Clionnais.

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE