Bouges-le-Château | |
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 Location of Bouges-le-Château | |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′25″N 1°40′27″E / 47.0403°N 1.6742°E / 47.0403; 1.6742 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Châteauroux |
| Canton | Levroux |
| Intercommunality | CC Levroux Boischaut Champagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Brient1 |
Area 1 | 34.77 km2 (13.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 261 |
| • Density | 7.51/km2 (19.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36023 /36110 |
| Elevation | 120–207 m (394–679 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bouges-le-Château (French pronunciation: [buʒ lə ʃato], before 1962: Bouges)3 is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 501 | — |
| 1975 | 402 | −3.10% |
| 1982 | 360 | −1.56% |
| 1990 | 308 | −1.93% |
| 1999 | 255 | −2.08% |
| 2007 | 267 | +0.58% |
| 2012 | 286 | +1.38% |
| 2017 | 266 | −1.44% |
| 2023 | 261 | −0.32% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Décret du 10 mai 1962 portant changement de nom de communes., Journal officiel de la République française n° 0115, 15 May 1962, p. 4771.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE