Crozon-sur-Vauvre

Crozon-sur-Vauvre
Commune
The church and surroundings, in Crozon-sur-Vauvre
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	La Châtre
Canton	Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
Intercommunality	Marche berrichonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Mitaty
Area1	27.69 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	36061 / 36140
Elevation	237–450 m (778–1,476 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 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.

Crozon-sur-Vauvre (French pronunciation: ​[kʁozɔ̃ syʁ vovʁ]) is a commune in the Indre department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Citizens of the commune are called Crozonnais.

Crozon-sur-Vauvre was in the historic province of Berry up to 1790.

Prior to the Redécoupage cantonal de 2014 it was in the historic canton of Aigurande.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1793 980 —     1800 758 −22.7% 1806 768 +1.3% 1821 984 +28.1% 1831 1,047 +6.4% 1836 1,083 +3.4% 1841 1,060 −2.1% 1846 1,095 +3.3% 1851 1,112 +1.6% 1856 1,140 +2.5% 1861 1,082 −5.1% 1866 1,103 +1.9% 1872 1,071 −2.9% 1876 1,145 +6.9% 1881 1,169 +2.1% 1886 1,179 +0.9% 1891 1,199 +1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,194 −0.4% 1901 1,215 +1.8% 1906 1,220 +0.4% 1911 1,257 +3.0% 1921 1,147 −8.8% 1926 1,130 −1.5% 1931 1,080 −4.4% 1936 1,035 −4.2% 1946 985 −4.8% 1954 902 −8.4% 1962 848 −6.0% 1968 733 −13.6% 1975 625 −14.7% 1982 543 −13.1% 1990 450 −17.1% 1999 388 −13.8% 2009 380 −2.1%

Geography

Crozon-sur-Vauvre lies about 46 kilometres south-southeast of the city of Châteauroux, on the river Vauvre. Crozon-sur-Vauvre's neighbouring settlements are Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet to the north and northwest, Chassignolles to the northeast, Crevant to the east, La Forêt-du-Temple to the south, Aigurande to the west and southwest, and La Buxerette in the west.

Places of interest

• Village church dedicated to Saint Germain.
• Château de Lalande, 16th century, with a separate private chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph, built in 1866.

Transport

The nearest airport is Châteauroux-Centre.

See also

• Communes of the Indre department