Crozon-sur-Vauvre

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Bernard Mitaty^[1]Area27.69 km² (10.69 sq mi)Population327 • Density12/km² (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation237–450 m (778–1,476 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crozon-sur-Vauvre (French pronunciation: [kʁozɔ̃ syʁ vovʁ]) is a commune in the Indre department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Crozon-sur-Vauvre was in the historic province of Berry up to 1790.

Prior to the Redécoupage cantonal de 2014 it was in the canton of Aigurande.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	733	—
1975	625	−2.25%
1982	543	−1.99%
1990	450	−2.32%
1999	388	−1.63%
2009	380	−0.21%
2014	347	−1.80%
2020	330	−0.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

Citizens of the commune are called Crozonnais in French.

Geography

Crozon-sur-Vauvre lies about 46 kilometres south-southeast of the city of Châteauroux, on the river Vauvre. Crozon-sur-Vauvre's neighbouring settlements are Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet to the north and northwest, Chassignolles to the northeast, Crevant to the east, La Forêt-du-Temple to the south, Aigurande to the west and southwest, and La Buxerette in the west.

Places of interest

• Village church dedicated to Saint Germain.
• Château de Lalande, 16th century, with a separate private chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph, built in 1866.

Transport

The nearest airport is Châteauroux-Centre.

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References