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

Lignerolles
The town hall in Lignerolles
The town hall in Lignerolles
Location of Lignerolles
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Lignerolles is located in France
Lignerolles
Lignerolles
Lignerolles is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Lignerolles
Lignerolles
Coordinates: 46°29′48″N 2°08′41″E / 46.4967°N 2.1447°E / 46.4967; 2.1447
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLa Châtre
CantonLa Châtre
IntercommunalityLa Châtre et Sainte-Sévère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Rousseau[1]
Area
1
13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
110
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36095 /36160
Elevation291–410 m (955–1,345 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 234—    
1975 189−3.00%
1982 166−1.84%
1990 136−2.46%
1999 136+0.00%
2007 111−2.51%
2012 113+0.36%
2017 101−2.22%
2019106+2.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

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  • Castle of Puybardeau[4][5] (1830)

Personalities

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  • The Maussabré family, with famous French military chiefs along the centuries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in French) page 2/4 Castel of Puybarbeau was a P.C. for Resistance during World War II Archived 2005-10-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Built by the Maussabré family