Indre, Loire-Atlantique

Indre (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ] (listen); Breton: Antr) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Indre
Endrez/Antr
Commune
The Loire at Basse-Indre
Coat of arms
Location of Indre
Indre
Indre
Coordinates: 47°11′58″N 1°40′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Herblain-1
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anthony Berthelot
Area
1
4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
4,040
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44074 /44610 (Basse-Indre and Haut-indre), 44620 (Indret)
Dialling codes02
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

The name Indre, pronounced [ɛ̃dʁ] in French, derives from that of Latin Antrum. The city was called Antrum and Antrinse monasterium in 840, Andra in 1144 was renamed Aindre and Indre.

The inhabitants of Indre are known in French as indrais .

Administration

Mayors
List of mayors of Indre[2][3][4]
TermNameParty
Mathurin Buet
 ?- 1812 - ?Pierre Fauluy
1871[5]Victor Boquien
1876–1907Victor Boquien
1907–1908Jules Dupuy
1908–?Joseph Déjoie
1921–?Henri Michel
1968–1977Félix GuyotSFIO
2001–2006Alcide MaquairePS
2006–2014Jean-Luc Le DrennDVG
2014–2020Serge DavidDVG
2020–incumbentAnthony BerthelotDVG

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,360—    
18061,930+41.9%
18211,446−25.1%
18312,305+59.4%
18413,498+51.8%
18513,497−0.0%
18613,840+9.8%
18723,553−7.5%
18813,304−7.0%
18913,517+6.4%
19013,792+7.8%
19114,050+6.8%
YearPop.±%
19214,323+6.7%
19314,379+1.3%
19464,477+2.2%
19544,571+2.1%
19624,625+1.2%
19684,286−7.3%
19753,709−13.5%
19823,513−5.3%
19903,263−7.1%
19993,641+11.6%
20114,026+10.6%
20173,969−1.4%

Sights

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. francegenweb.org, List of mayors of Indre
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Ville d'Indre, annuaire-mairie.fr, accessed 17 May 2021
  5. (in French)Répertoire général de bio-bibliographie bretonne - editor J. Plihon - René Pocard du Cosquer de Kerviler, Louis Marie Chauffier


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