Aigurande

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Aigurande

(2020–2026) Virginie Fontaine^[1]Area

27.77 km² (10.72 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,359 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

36001 /36140

Elevation284–442 m (932–1,450 ft)
(avg. 435 m or 1,427 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aigurande (French pronunciation: [ɛɡyʁɑ̃d] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

History

The town's name derives from the Gallic word Equoranda, which refers to a river or stream separating two Gallic tribes (in this case the Pictones (of Poitou) and the Bituriges (of the Berry).

Geography

The river Bouzanne has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,315	—
1975	2,284	−0.19%
1982	2,180	−0.66%
1990	1,932	−1.50%
1999	1,668	−1.62%
2007	1,643	−0.19%
2012	1,521	−1.53%
2017	1,428	−1.25%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE