Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
The church of Saint-Hilaire, in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize The church of Saint-Hilaire, in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Coat of arms of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize Coat of arms
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Location within Centre region Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Bélâbre
Intercommunality	Val d'Anglin
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Serge Bégon
Area1	32.61 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	358
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	36197 / 36370
Elevation	82–146 m (269–479 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 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.

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize 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 Benaize forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the commune, crossing the village of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize, then flows into the Anglin, which forms part of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	794	—
1800	858	+8.1%
1806	717	−16.4%
1821	918	+28.0%
1831	1,010	+10.0%
1836	998	−1.2%
1841	927	−7.1%
1846	984	+6.1%
1851	996	+1.2%
1856	1,031	+3.5%
1861	1,005	−2.5%
1866	1,006	+0.1%
1872	993	−1.3%
1876	997	+0.4%
1881	1,009	+1.2%
1886	1,206	+19.5%
1891	927	−23.1%
1896	868	−6.4%
1901	902	+3.9%
1906	907	+0.6%
1911	897	−1.1%
1921	765	−14.7%
1926	716	−6.4%
1931	655	−8.5%
1936	670	+2.3%
1946	608	−9.3%
1954	554	−8.9%
1962	518	−6.5%
1968	463	−10.6%
1975	365	−21.2%
1982	329	−9.9%
1990	293	−10.9%
1999	303	+3.4%
2006	352	+16.2%
2009	358	+1.7%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE