Charnizay

Charnizay
Charnizay
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Loches
Canton	Preuilly-sur-Claise
Mayor	Claude Villeret (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	84–147 m (276–482 ft)
Land area1	51.71 km2 (19.97 sq mi)
Population2	489  (2006)
- Density	9 /km2 (23 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	37061/ 37290
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.

Coordinates: 46°54′51″N 0°59′13″E / 46.9141666667°N 0.986944444444°E / 46.9141666667; 0.986944444444

Charnizay is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Its inhabitants are called Charnizéens, Charnizéennes.

Geography

History

In 1794, Charnizay annexed the commune of Saint Michel des Landes

Demography

Historical population of Charnizay

1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1,004	1,023	1,005	930	876	738	615	557	523	489
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Sights

• Dolmen le Palet de Gargantua , near the hamlet of Les Champs de l'Ormeau

Town Hall

Notable persons associated with the city

• Charles de Menou d'Aulnay (1604–1650), named governor of Acadia in 1638.

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department