Chalais, Indre

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Location of Chalais

(2020–2026) Frédérique Vrignat^[1]Area

39.65 km² (15.31 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

152 • Density3.8/km² (9.9/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

36036 /36370

Elevation95–161 m (312–528 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chalais (French pronunciation: [ʃalɛ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

The river Anglin flows northwest through the southwestern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	325	—
1975	257	−3.30%
1982	198	−3.66%
1990	186	−0.78%
1999	165	−1.32%
2009	168	+0.18%
2014	152	−1.98%
2020	153	+0.11%
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