Poulaines, France

Poulaines
Coat of arms of Poulaines
Location of Poulaines
Poulaines is located in France
Poulaines
Poulaines
Location within France
Poulaines is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Poulaines
Poulaines
Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°09′10″N 1°39′51″E / 47.1528°N 1.6642°E / 47.1528; 1.6642
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementIssoudun
CantonValençay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Cron[1]
Area
1
46.32 km2 (17.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
816
 • Density17.6/km2 (45.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36162 /36210
Elevation87–156 m (285–512 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poulaines is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Its coat of arms shows a poulaine, the pointy-toed shoe fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,167—    
1975 1,045−1.57%
1982 926−1.71%
1990 911−0.20%
1999 838−0.92%
2007 877+0.57%
2012 897+0.45%
2017 845−1.19%
2023 816−0.58%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE