Montbazon

Montbazon
Montbazon
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 47°17′18″N 0°42′52″E / 47.2883°N 0.7144°ECoordinates: 47°17′18″N 0°42′52″E / 47.2883°N 0.7144°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Giner
Area 1	6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	4,428
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37154 /37250
Elevation	52–92 m (171–302 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montbazon (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bazɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is located on the river Indre between the towns of Veigné, Monts and Sorigny. The town is about 12 km from Tours.

History[]

In 991, friars of Cormery complained to the king^[who?] that Fulk Nerra, lord of Anjou, was building a fortress in their land of Montbazon (he became lord of Montbazon in 997 although he was 17 years old).

From 994, the lofty fortress dominated a strategic point on the Indre river.

Population[]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	800	—
1800	947	+18.4%
1806	888	−6.2%
1821	1,020	+14.9%
1831	1,080	+5.9%
1836	1,180	+9.3%
1841	1,181	+0.1%
1846	1,116	−5.5%
1851	1,145	+2.6%
1856	1,096	−4.3%
1861	1,074	−2.0%
1866	1,090	+1.5%
1872	1,032	−5.3%
1876	1,179	+14.2%
1881	1,181	+0.2%
1886	1,197	+1.4%
1891	1,143	−4.5%
1896	1,143	+0.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	1,127	−1.4%
1906	1,150	+2.0%
1911	1,161	+1.0%
1921	1,150	−0.9%
1926	1,089	−5.3%
1931	1,086	−0.3%
1936	1,096	+0.9%
1946	1,697	+54.8%
1954	1,267	−25.3%
1962	1,622	+28.0%
1968	1,903	+17.3%
1975	2,447	+28.6%
1982	3,011	+23.0%
1990	3,354	+11.4%
1999	3,434	+2.4%
2006	3,953	+15.1%
2009	3,904	−1.2%

Economy[]

Montbazon has a small industrial park. It groups together small and medium-sized businesses.

Education[]

There are four schools in the town:

Jean Le Bourg kindergarten
Guillaume Louis Primary School
Albert Camus High School
Saint Gatien Private High School

Transportation[]

There are two bus lines (G and H) which cross the town. Four bus stops are located at:

City Center
Albert Camus High School
La Courtille
La Grange Barbier

Media[]

The town launched an online radio station in 2010.^[3]

Sights[]

Fulk Nerra fortress

The fortress of Montbazon built by Fulk Nerra is one of the oldest fortress in France.
Le Château d'Artigny
Parcours botanique au fil de l'Indre

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Radio Montbazon http://www.radiomontbazon.fr/ Archived 2010-06-22 at the Wayback Machine