Crissay-sur-Manse

Crissay-sur-Manse
Commune
A view within Crissay-sur-Manse
Coat of arms
Location of Crissay-sur-Manse
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Coordinates: 47°09′03″N 0°29′19″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mark Dernoncour[1]
Area ^1	7.5 km^2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	113
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37090 /37220
Elevation	44–120 m (144–394 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crissay-sur-Manse (French pronunciation: [kʁisɛ syʁ mɑ̃s]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.[3] It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.[4] The houses are made from white limestone, with mullioned windows. The village is located on the Manse river.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	164	—
1975	137	−2.54%
1982	118	−2.11%
1990	97	−2.42%
1999	119	+2.30%
2007	116	−0.32%
2012	114	−0.35%
2017	99	−2.78%
Source: INSEE[5]

Amenities

In 2010 it contained two restaurants. There are walking trails and picnic areas signposted in the town.

History

It was fortified in 1545, and was given to Jacques Turpin II of Crissé by the authority of François I.[6]

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Crissay-sur-Manse, Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. "History of Crissay sur Manse". Crissay-sur-Manse (in French). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2024.