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Mézières-en-Brenne

Coordinates: 46°49′18″N 1°12′41″E / 46.8217°N 1.2114°E / 46.8217; 1.2114
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Mézières-en-Brenne
The town hall in Mézières-en-Brenne
The town hall in Mézières-en-Brenne
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Coat of arms of Mézières-en-Brenne
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Mézières-en-Brenne is located in France
Mézières-en-Brenne
Mézières-en-Brenne
Mézières-en-Brenne is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Mézières-en-Brenne
Mézières-en-Brenne
Coordinates: 46°49′18″N 1°12′41″E / 46.8217°N 1.2114°E / 46.8217; 1.2114
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonLe Blanc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Camus[1]
Area
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57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
970
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36123 /36290
Elevation84–138 m (276–453 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mézières-en-Brenne (French pronunciation: [mezjɛːʁ ɑ̃ bʁɛn] ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Natural park

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It is located is at the heart of the Brenne regional natural park. The Brenne is one of France's most important wetlands. A large diversity of natural habitats is responsible for an abundance of wildlife of which the best known are the birds: purple heron, black-necked grebe, bittern, marsh harrier, whiskered tern, short-toed eagle. The Brenne is also Europe's most important site for the European pond tortoise.[citation needed]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,232—    
1975 1,168−0.76%
1982 1,186+0.22%
1990 1,194+0.08%
1999 1,160−0.32%
2009 1,076−0.75%
2014 1,062−0.26%
2020 985−1.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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