Misplaced Pages

Tournon-Saint-Martin

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Tournon-Saint-Martin
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Tournon-Saint-MartinThe church of Saint-Martin, in Tournon-Saint-Martin
Coat of arms of Tournon-Saint-MartinCoat of arms
Location of Tournon-Saint-Martin
Tournon-Saint-Martin is located in FranceTournon-Saint-MartinTournon-Saint-MartinShow map of FranceTournon-Saint-Martin is located in Centre-Val de LoireTournon-Saint-MartinTournon-Saint-MartinShow map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°44′07″N 0°57′18″E / 46.7353°N 0.955°E / 46.7353; 0.955
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonLe Blanc
IntercommunalityBrenne Val de Creuse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Hervo
Area25.82 km (9.97 sq mi)
Population1,119
 • Density43/km (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code36224 /36220
Elevation64–140 m (210–459 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tournon-Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [tuʁnɔ̃ sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The commune is located in natural region Boischaut Nord in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

The commune is located on the border of the Indre-et-Loire departement (Centre-Val de Loire region) and near the Vienne departement (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region).

History

Tournon-Saint-Martin was an important crossroad. A Roman road crossed it, coming from Argenton-sur-Creuse (Argentomagus) and going to Poitiers and Tours, following 'la Creuse' river.

  • Ruins of Prinçay Castle (15th century).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,610—    
1975 1,589−0.19%
1982 1,506−0.76%
1990 1,374−1.14%
1999 1,250−1.05%
2009 1,215−0.28%
2014 1,175−0.67%
2020 1,127−0.69%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Indre department


Stub icon

This Indre geographical article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: