Ardentes (French pronunciation: [aʁdɑ̃t] ) is a commune in the department of Indre, region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The archaeologist Jean Hubert (1902–1994) was born in Ardentes.

Ardentes
The church and the Place de la République, in Ardentes
The church and the Place de la République, in Ardentes
Coat of arms of Ardentes
Location of Ardentes
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Ardentes is located in France
Ardentes
Ardentes
Ardentes is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Ardentes
Ardentes
Coordinates: 46°44′35″N 1°49′54″E / 46.7431°N 1.8317°E / 46.7431; 1.8317
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonArdentes
IntercommunalityCA Châteauroux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Caranton[1]
Area
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62.09 km2 (23.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,778
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36005 /36120
Elevation150–208 m (492–682 ft)
(avg. 163 m or 535 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.
1793 1,056—    
1800 1,002−0.75%
1806 909−1.61%
1821 1,179+1.75%
1831 1,144−0.30%
1836 1,089−0.98%
1841 2,162+14.70%
1846 2,297+1.22%
1851 2,480+1.54%
1856 2,546+0.53%
1861 2,561+0.12%
1866 2,681+0.92%
1872 2,449−1.50%
1876 2,617+1.67%
1881 2,682+0.49%
1886 2,647−0.26%
1891 2,677+0.23%
1896 2,665−0.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,655−0.08%
1906 2,679+0.18%
1911 2,725+0.34%
1921 2,504−0.84%
1926 2,327−1.46%
1931 2,237−0.79%
1936 2,247+0.09%
1946 2,710+1.89%
1954 2,725+0.07%
1962 2,852+0.57%
1968 2,720−0.79%
1975 2,780+0.31%
1982 3,269+2.34%
1990 3,511+0.90%
1999 3,323−0.61%
2007 3,616+1.06%
2012 3,799+0.99%
2017 3,860+0.32%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ardentes, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE