Bléré
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The Chapel of Jehan de Saignés, in Bléré | |
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Bléré | |
Coordinates: 47°19′33″N 0°59′26″E / 47.3258°N 0.9906°ECoordinates: 47°19′33″N 0°59′26″E / 47.3258°N 0.9906°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Loches |
Canton | Bléré |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Nebel |
Area 1 | 30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 5,250 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 37027 /37150 |
Elevation | 52–112 m (171–367 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bléré (French pronunciation: [bleʁe] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Geography[]
Cultural surroundings[]
Bléré, in the administrative region of "Centre Val-de-Loire", is located 27 km from Tours, 225 km southwest of Paris, and is close to the great . It is close to:
- 7 km west of Chenonceaux;
- 10 km south of Amboise;
- 16 km from ;
- 17 km west of Montrichard and east of Montlouis-sur-Loire.
The town of Bléré is located in the Cher valley and in a rather wooded agricultural and wine region.
Transport Network[]
Main highways[]
The A85 motorway goes through the south of the city connecting the cities of Angers and Vierzon, its exit 11 allows you to reach the city.
The A10 (or E60) motorway passes through the town of Auzouer-en-Touraine 30.5 km from Bléré.
Connections to intercity road and rail connections[]
Bléré-La-Croix is a train station crossed by the TER Center Val de Loire connecting the cities of Tours, Bléré, Vierzon, Bourges, Nevers, saint aignant and Dijon (you can also add Lyon).
Train times: http://cdn.ter.sncf.com/medias/PDF/centre_val_de_loire/2_tcm56-112810_tcm56-112782.pdf
Line D of the interurban mobility network (or REMI) connecting the Bléré-Tours terminals serves four stops in Bléré
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 2,153 | — |
1800 | 2,519 | +17.0% |
1806 | 2,475 | −1.7% |
1821 | 2,663 | +7.6% |
1831 | 2,948 | +10.7% |
1836 | 2,978 | +1.0% |
1841 | 3,417 | +14.7% |
1846 | 3,493 | +2.2% |
1851 | 3,676 | +5.2% |
1856 | 3,431 | −6.7% |
1861 | 3,477 | +1.3% |
1866 | 3,561 | +2.4% |
1872 | 3,510 | −1.4% |
1876 | 3,675 | +4.7% |
1881 | 3,688 | +0.4% |
1886 | 3,599 | −2.4% |
1891 | 3,272 | −9.1% |
1896 | 3,269 | −0.1% |
1901 | 3,288 | +0.6% |
1906 | 3,342 | +1.6% |
1911 | 3,533 | +5.7% |
1921 | 3,156 | −10.7% |
1926 | 3,160 | +0.1% |
1931 | 3,041 | −3.8% |
1936 | 3,070 | +1.0% |
1946 | 3,250 | +5.9% |
1954 | 3,420 | +5.2% |
1962 | 3,450 | +0.9% |
1968 | 3,832 | +11.1% |
1975 | 4,113 | +7.3% |
1982 | 4,057 | −1.4% |
1990 | 4,388 | +8.2% |
1999 | 4,578 | +4.3% |
2006 | 5,048 | +10.3% |
2009 | 5,161 | +2.2% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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