Mézières-en-Brenne

Mézières-en-Brenne
Commune
The town hall in Mézières-en-Brenne The town hall in Mézières-en-Brenne
Flag of Mézières-en-Brenne Flag Coat of arms of Mézières-en-Brenne Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Camus
Area1	57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	36123 / 36290
Elevation	84–138 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Natural park

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.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,338 —     1800 1,346 +0.6% 1806 1,408 +4.6% 1821 1,454 +3.3% 1831 1,542 +6.1% 1836 1,656 +7.4% 1841 1,541 −6.9% 1846 1,598 +3.7% 1851 1,672 +4.6% 1856 1,740 +4.1% 1861 1,681 −3.4% 1866 1,824 +8.5% 1872 1,835 +0.6% 1876 1,856 +1.1% 1881 1,760 −5.2% 1886 1,818 +3.3% 1891 1,820 +0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,853 +1.8% 1901 1,996 +7.7% 1906 2,000 +0.2% 1911 1,926 −3.7% 1921 1,695 −12.0% 1926 1,495 −11.8% 1931 1,423 −4.8% 1936 1,406 −1.2% 1946 1,485 +5.6% 1954 1,389 −6.5% 1962 1,312 −5.5% 1968 1,232 −6.1% 1975 1,168 −5.2% 1982 1,186 +1.5% 1990 1,194 +0.7% 1999 1,159 −2.9% 2009 1,076 −7.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

External links

• Brenne Regional Natural Park website