Dun-le-Poëlier

Dun-le-Poëlier

The town hall in Dun-le-Poëlier
Dun-le-Poëlier

Coordinates: 47°12′16″N 1°45′16″E / 47.2044°N 1.7544°E / 47.2044; 1.7544Coordinates: 47°12′16″N 1°45′16″E / 47.2044°N 1.7544°E / 47.2044; 1.7544
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Issoudun
Canton Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle
Intercommunality Pays de Bazelle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Faucher
Area1 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 476
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 36068 / 36210
Elevation 87–140 m (285–459 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dun-le-Poëlier is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

History

During World War II, Dun-le-Poëlier was liberated by Free French troops in September 1944 following an engagement with the German Tiger Legion.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 690—    
1800 683−1.0%
1806 610−10.7%
1821 737+20.8%
1831 1,012+37.3%
1836 1,106+9.3%
1841 1,032−6.7%
1846 1,080+4.7%
1851 1,155+6.9%
1856 1,202+4.1%
1861 1,210+0.7%
1866 1,209−0.1%
1872 1,250+3.4%
1876 1,290+3.2%
1881 1,273−1.3%
1886 1,302+2.3%
1891 1,329+2.1%
1896 1,302−2.0%
1901 1,336+2.6%
1906 1,280−4.2%
1911 1,281+0.1%
1921 1,104−13.8%
1926 1,055−4.4%
1931 1,027−2.7%
1936 810−21.1%
1946 784−3.2%
1954 732−6.6%
1962 676−7.7%
1968 593−12.3%
1975 576−2.9%
1982 523−9.2%
1990 496−5.2%
1999 457−7.9%
2009 476+4.2%

See also

References

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