Fontgombault

Fontgombault
The church of Saint-Jacques, in Fontgombault
Fontgombault
Location within Centre region Fontgombault
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Tournon-Saint-Martin
Intercommunality	Brenne Val de Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Tissier
Area1	10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	274
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	36076 / 36220
Elevation	67–136 m (220–446 ft) (avg. 111 m or 364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fontgombault is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is known for its traditionalist benedictinev abbey.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	495	—
1800	380	−23.2%
1806	365	−3.9%
1821	369	+1.1%
1831	392	+6.2%
1836	411	+4.8%
1841	368	−10.5%
1846	390	+6.0%
1851	428	+9.7%
1856	600	+40.2%
1861	569	−5.2%
1866	713	+25.3%
1872	781	+9.5%
1876	813	+4.1%
1881	420	−48.3%
1886	462	+10.0%
1891	450	−2.6%
1896	401	−10.9%
1901	383	−4.5%
1906	357	−6.8%
1911	411	+15.1%
1921	395	−3.9%
1926	481	+21.8%
1931	452	−6.0%
1936	488	+8.0%
1946	472	−3.3%
1954	324	−31.4%
1962	333	+2.8%
1968	324	−2.7%
1975	310	−4.3%
1982	267	−13.9%
1990	310	+16.1%
1999	283	−8.7%
2009	274	−3.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE