Velles, Indre

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Location of Velles

(2020–2026) Pascal Chambeau^[1]Area

63.09 km² (24.36 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

974 • Density15/km² (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

36231 /36330

Elevation117–184 m (384–604 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Bouzanne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	668	—
1975	716	+1.00%
1982	771	+1.06%
1990	835	+1.00%
1999	827	−0.11%
2009	886	+0.69%
2014	992	+2.29%
2020	969	−0.39%
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