Fontgombault

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fontgombault
Commune
The church of Saint-Jacques, in Fontgombault
The church of Saint-Jacques, in Fontgombault
Location of Fontgombault
Fontgombault is located in France
Fontgombault
Fontgombault
Coordinates: 46°40′30″N 0°59′10″E / 46.675°N 0.9861°E / 46.675; 0.9861Coordinates: 46°40′30″N 0°59′10″E / 46.675°N 0.9861°E / 46.675; 0.9861
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonLe Blanc
IntercommunalityBrenne Val de Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Tissier
Area
1
10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
249
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36076 /36220
Elevation67–136 m (220–446 ft)
(avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontgombault is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is known for Fontgombault Abbey, a Benedictine monastery famous for its Gregorian chant and traditional liturgy.

Geography[]

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

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 495—    
1800 380−23.2%
1806 365−3.9%
1821 369+1.1%
1831 392+6.2%
1836 411+4.8%
1841 368−10.5%
1846 390+6.0%
1851 428+9.7%
1856 600+40.2%
1861 569−5.2%
1866 713+25.3%
1872 781+9.5%
1876 813+4.1%
1881 420−48.3%
1886 462+10.0%
1891 450−2.6%
1896 401−10.9%
1901 383−4.5%
1906 357−6.8%
1911 411+15.1%
1921 395−3.9%
1926 481+21.8%
1931 452−6.0%
1936 488+8.0%
1946 472−3.3%
1954 324−31.4%
1962 333+2.8%
1968 324−2.7%
1975 310−4.3%
1982 267−13.9%
1990 310+16.1%
1999 283−8.7%
2009 274−3.2%

See also[]

  • Communes of the Indre department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



Stub icon

This Indre geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""