Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais

Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
	Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
	Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
	Coordinates: 47°37′01″N 0°28′36″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Château-Renault
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Poussin
Area 1	18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	1,127
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37213 /37370
Elevation	52–127 m (171–417 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is situated on the border of the department of Sarthe, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Tours.

Geography

The railway linking Caen, Le Mans and Tours ensures a regular traffic for goods and passengers at the Saint-Paterne-Racan station located 2 km (1.2 mi) SE. There are daily buses to Tours. The river Escotais is full of fish and attracts many fishermen. The commune is 18.27 km² (7.05 sq mi), 1.33 km² (0.51 sq mi) are meadows, 16 km² (6.2 sq mi) are farmlands including 14.09 km² (5.44 sq mi) arable lands and 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi) of orchards are found.

History

The village was founded around the year 1000. It received fortifications in the 13th century. On the other side of the railway, the agglomerated part, Le Faubourg de Vienne had workmen of flourishing industries of the commune. Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais includes the presents of many underground cavities, many slopes that used to be covered with vines add the undeniable charm to the village.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,607	—
1800	1,734	+7.9%
1806	1,560	−10.0%
1821	1,391	−10.8%
1831	1,522	+9.4%
1836	1,515	−0.5%
1841	1,504	−0.7%
1846	1,522	+1.2%
1851	1,392	−8.5%
1856	1,232	−11.5%
1861	1,234	+0.2%
1866	1,127	−8.7%
1872	1,079	−4.3%
1876	1,120	+3.8%
1881	1,108	−1.1%
1886	1,111	+0.3%
1891	1,141	+2.7%
1896	1,103	−3.3%
1901	1,054	−4.4%
1906	1,091	+3.5%
1911	1,065	−2.4%
1921	933	−12.4%
1926	910	−2.5%
1931	907	−0.3%
1936	891	−1.8%
1946	912	+2.4%
1954	916	+0.4%
1962	971	+6.0%
1968	1,022	+5.3%
1975	932	−8.8%
1982	877	−5.9%
1990	925	+5.5%
1999	965	+4.3%
2006	1,089	+12.8%
2009	1,098	+0.8%

In 1999, 20% of the population were under the age of 20.

Employment

The commune's unemployment rate ranges from 29% to 33%.

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References

INSEE commune file

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.