Gargilesse-Dampierre

Gargilesse-Dampierre
Commune
The town hall in Gargilesse
Location of Gargilesse-Dampierre
Gargilesse-Dampierre Show map of France Gargilesse-Dampierre Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°30′52″N 1°35′52″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Argenton-sur-Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Martine Sabroux-Idoux[1]
Area ^1	15.72 km^2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	272
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36081 /36190
Elevation	124–275 m (407–902 ft) (avg. 221 m or 725 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gargilesse-Dampierre (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁʒilɛs dɑ̃pjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association and is situated near the confluence of the Gargilesse stream and the river Creuse. The 19th century writer George Sand lived in the village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	400	—
1975	363	−1.38%
1982	347	−0.64%
1990	342	−0.18%
1999	324	−0.60%
2009	326	+0.06%
2014	306	−1.26%
2020	276	−1.71%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre 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