Chargé (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁʒe] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Chargé | |
|---|---|
 The church in Chargé | |
Location of Chargé  | |
  Chargé  Chargé | |
| Coordinates: 47°25′56″N 1°01′48″E / 47.4322°N 1.03°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Amboise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Dupre[1] |
Area 1 | 22.98 km2 (8.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,336 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37060 /37530 |
| Elevation | 56–114 m (184–374 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chargé is a small town near Amboise. The Rock 'in Chargé festival has revitalized the village since 2006.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 525 | — |
| 1975 | 595 | +1.80% |
| 1982 | 757 | +3.50% |
| 1990 | 862 | +1.64% |
| 1999 | 947 | +1.05% |
| 2007 | 1,053 | +1.34% |
| 2012 | 1,226 | +3.09% |
| 2017 | 1,304 | +1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants are called Chargéens in French.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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