Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet

Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet
Commune
Oldest wooden covered bridge in France
Coat of arms
Location of Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet
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Coordinates: 46°37′51″N 1°28′53″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Argenton-sur-Creuse
Intercommunality	Éguzon-Argenton-Vallée de la Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guillaume Chaussemy[1]
Area ^1	9.03 km^2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	950
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36161 /36800
Elevation	96–178 m (315–584 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet (French pronunciation: [lə pɔ̃ kʁetjɛ̃ ʃabnɛ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The Bouzanne flows west through the northern part of the commune, then flows into the Creuse, which forms the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	814	—
1975	813	−0.02%
1982	902	+1.50%
1990	879	−0.32%
1999	880	+0.01%
2009	961	+0.88%
2014	926	−0.74%
2020	944	+0.32%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The oldest wooden covered bridge in France is in the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE