Vatan, Indre

Vatan
The town hall in Vatan
Coat of arms
Vatan
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Vatan
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E / 47.0742°N 1.8114°ECoordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E / 47.0742°N 1.8114°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Issoudun
Canton	Vatan
Intercommunality	Canton of Vatan
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Fouquet
Area^1	29.8 km^2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	2,059
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	36230 / 36150
Elevation	118–201 m (387–659 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 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.

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

The town holds a weekly market on Wednesdays.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,103	—
1800	2,359	+12.2%
1806	2,341	−0.8%
1821	2,457	+5.0%
1831	2,764	+12.5%
1836	2,912	+5.4%
1841	2,978	+2.3%
1846	3,238	+8.7%
1851	3,212	−0.8%
1856	3,127	−2.6%
1861	3,047	−2.6%
1866	3,078	+1.0%
1872	2,980	−3.2%
1876	2,860	−4.0%
1881	2,893	+1.2%
1886	2,832	−2.1%
1891	2,684	−5.2%
1896	2,459	−8.4%
1901	2,427	−1.3%
1906	2,475	+2.0%
1911	2,464	−0.4%
1921	2,283	−7.3%
1926	2,183	−4.4%
1931	2,098	−3.9%
1936	2,080	−0.9%
1946	2,166	+4.1%
1954	2,082	−3.9%
1962	2,147	+3.1%
1968	2,194	+2.2%
1975	2,270	+3.5%
1982	2,046	−9.9%
1990	2,022	−1.2%
1999	1,971	−2.5%
2006	2,015	+2.2%
2009	2,059	+2.2%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

• INSEE commune file

Gallery

Town Hall

Main street at night

Saint-Laurien church

Saint Sulpice street

Hotel de la Poste