Ruffec, Indre

Ruffec
A general view of Ruffec
Ruffec
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Ruffec
Coordinates: 46°37′48″N 1°10′20″E / 46.63°N 1.1722°ECoordinates: 46°37′48″N 1°10′20″E / 46.63°N 1.1722°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Intercommunality	Brenne Val de Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Édith Vachaud
Area^1	40.93 km^2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	644
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	36176 / 36300
Elevation	77–141 m (253–463 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ruffec is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	441	—
1800	504	+14.3%
1806	477	−5.4%
1821	629	+31.9%
1831	758	+20.5%
1836	747	−1.5%
1841	714	−4.4%
1846	783	+9.7%
1851	826	+5.5%
1856	851	+3.0%
1861	825	−3.1%
1866	834	+1.1%
1872	814	−2.4%
1876	831	+2.1%
1881	880	+5.9%
1886	921	+4.7%
1891	956	+3.8%
1896	942	−1.5%
1901	992	+5.3%
1906	949	−4.3%
1911	887	−6.5%
1921	816	−8.0%
1926	818	+0.2%
1931	739	−9.7%
1936	750	+1.5%
1946	736	−1.9%
1954	650	−11.7%
1962	670	+3.1%
1968	635	−5.2%
1975	607	−4.4%
1982	519	−14.5%
1990	594	+14.5%
1999	525	−11.6%
2009	644	+22.7%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE