Chaillac | |
|---|---|
 The place du Bosquet | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chaillac | |
Chaillac Chaillac | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′07″N 1°17′59″E / 46.4353°N 1.2997°E / 46.4353; 1.2997 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Saint-Gaultier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Anthony Dubus1 |
Area 1 | 59.79 km2 (23.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 1,021 |
| • Density | 17.08/km2 (44.23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36035 /36310 |
| Elevation | 122–253 m (400–830 ft) (avg. 196 m or 643 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chaillac (French pronunciation: [ʃajak] ⓘ; Limousin: Chalhac) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Anglin. The surrounding land is primarily clay which results in ground cracking and building shifts throughout the region.
History
Château de Brosse, located on the old town of Brosse, was the possession of Viscount de Brosse, who were powerful in the Middle Ages, and even had their own mint in the eleventh century.3 However, the village was created around the castle, located in a cul-de-sac, Chaillac was never completed, especially after being destroyed by the Anglo-Poitou in 1370.4
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,358 | — |
| 1975 | 1,253 | −1.14% |
| 1982 | 1,149 | −1.23% |
| 1990 | 1,246 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 1,170 | −0.70% |
| 2007 | 1,158 | −0.13% |
| 2012 | 1,103 | −0.97% |
| 2017 | 1,095 | −0.15% |
| 2023 | 1,021 | −1.16% |
| Source: INSEE5 | ||
See also
See also
- Communes of the Indre department
- Rochechouart impact structure
- Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
- Château de Brosse
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Archives of the department of Indre, Berry médiéval : à la découverte de l'Indre au Moyen Âge, exhibition catalog, Châteauroux, Archives of the department of Indre, 2009, p. 12.
- Berry médiéval, p. 54.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE