Charnizay

Charnizay
Commune
Town hall
Location of Charnizay
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Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 0°59′13″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Loches
Canton	Descartes
Intercommunality	CC Loches Sud Touraine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Gervais[1]
Area ^1	51.71 km^2 (19.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	479
• Density	9.3/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37061 /37290
Elevation	84–147 m (276–482 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charnizay (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁnizɛ]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

History

In 1794, Charnizay annexed the commune of Saint Michel des Landes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	876	—
1975	738	−2.42%
1982	615	−2.57%
1990	557	−1.23%
1999	523	−0.70%
2007	484	−0.96%
2012	512	+1.13%
2017	502	−0.39%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• Dolmen le Palet de Gargantua , near the hamlet of Les Champs de l'Ormeau

Personalities

• Charles de Menou d'Aulnay (1604–1650), named governor of Acadia in 1638.

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE