Éguzon-Chantôme

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Paul Thibaudeau^[1]Area36.44 km² (14.07 sq mi)Population1,317 • Density36/km² (94/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation142–319 m (466–1,047 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Éguzon-Chantôme (French pronunciation: [eɡyzɔ̃ ʃɑ̃tom]; Limousin: Aguson e Chantòsma) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

It is situated on the river Creuse. A nearby hydroelectric dam (the Éguzon Dam), opened in 1923, provides electricity and also creates a lake (Lac de Chambon) that is used for leisure and watersports.

Geography

The river Abloux forms all of the commune's western border and the Creuse, with the Chambon Lake, forms all of its eastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,605	—
1975	1,520	−0.77%
1982	1,459	−0.58%
1990	1,384	−0.66%
1999	1,373	−0.09%
2009	1,362	−0.08%
2014	1,391	+0.42%
2020	1,325	−0.81%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References