Crissay-sur-Manse

Crissay-sur-Manse
A view within Crissay-sur-Manse
Coat of arms
Crissay-sur-Manse
Location within Centre region Crissay-sur-Manse
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	L'Île-Bouchard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Troubat
Area1	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	120
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	37090 / 37220
Elevation	44–120 m (144–394 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.

Crissay-sur-Manse is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is one of the 'most beautiful villages of France' (an official category). The houses are made from white limestome, with mullioned windows. The village is located on the Manse river.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	370	—
1800	366	−1.1%
1806	401	+9.6%
1821	333	−17.0%
1831	414	+24.3%
1836	354	−14.5%
1841	328	−7.3%
1846	321	−2.1%
1851	306	−4.7%
1856	319	+4.2%
1861	320	+0.3%
1866	301	−5.9%
1872	282	−6.3%
1876	277	−1.8%
1881	285	+2.9%
1886	289	+1.4%
1891	275	−4.8%
1896	246	−10.5%
1901	249	+1.2%
1906	246	−1.2%
1911	273	+11.0%
1921	173	−36.6%
1926	211	+22.0%
1931	202	−4.3%
1936	179	−11.4%
1946	193	+7.8%
1954	194	+0.5%
1962	173	−10.8%
1968	164	−5.2%
1975	137	−16.5%
1982	118	−13.9%
1990	97	−17.8%
1999	119	+22.7%
2006	114	−4.2%
2009	120	+5.3%

Amenities

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

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file
• Most Beautiful Villages of France website