Indre, Loire-Atlantique

Indre (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ] ⓘ; Breton: Antr) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Indre
Endrez/Antr
Commune
The Loire at Basse-Indre
The Loire at Basse-Indre
Coat of arms of Indre
Coat of arms
Location of Indre
Indre is located in France
Indre
Indre
Indre is located in Pays de la Loire
Indre
Indre
Coordinates: 47°11′58″N 1°40′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Herblain-1
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anthony Berthelot[1]
Area
1
4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
4,087
 • Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44074 /44610 (Basse-Indre and Haut-indre), 44620 (Indret)
Dialling codes02
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

The name Indre, pronounced [ɛ̃dʁ] in French, derives from that of Latin Antrum. The city was called Antrum and Antrinse monasterium in 840, Andra in 1144 was renamed Aindre and Indre.

The inhabitants of Indre are known in French as indrais .

Administration

Mayors
List of mayors of Indre[3][4][5]
TermNameParty
Mathurin Buet
 ?- 1812 - ?Pierre Fauluy
1871[6]Victor Boquien
1876–1907Victor Boquien
1907–1908Jules Dupuy
1908–?Joseph Déjoie
1921–?Henri Michel
1968–1977Félix GuyotSFIO
2001–2006Alcide MaquairePS
2006–2014Jean-Luc Le DrennDVG
2014–2020Serge DavidDVG
2020–incumbentAnthony BerthelotDVG

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,360—    
18061,930+41.9%
18211,446−25.1%
18312,305+59.4%
18413,498+51.8%
18513,497−0.0%
18613,840+9.8%
18723,553−7.5%
18813,304−7.0%
18913,517+6.4%
19013,792+7.8%
19114,050+6.8%
YearPop.±%
19214,323+6.7%
19314,379+1.3%
19464,477+2.2%
19544,571+2.1%
19624,625+1.2%
19684,286−7.3%
19753,709−13.5%
19823,513−5.3%
19903,263−7.1%
19993,641+11.6%
20114,026+10.6%
20173,969−1.4%

Sights

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. francegenweb.org, List of mayors of Indre
  4. "La Culture pour tous - Délibérations municipales". Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  5. Ville d'Indre, annuaire-mairie.fr, accessed 17 May 2021
  6. (in French)Répertoire général de bio-bibliographie bretonne - editor J. Plihon - René Pocard du Cosquer de Kerviler, Louis Marie Chauffier
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