Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais | |
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  Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais  Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais | |
| Coordinates:47°37′01″N0°28′36″E / 47.6169°N 0.4767°E /47.6169; 0.4767 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Château-Renault |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Catherine Lemaire[1] |
Area 1 | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,077 |
| • Density | 58.95/km2 (152.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37213 /37370 |
| Elevation | 52–127 m (171–417 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃kʁistɔfsyʁlənɛ]) is acommune in theIndre-et-Loiredepartment in centralFrance.[3] It is situated on the border of the department ofSarthe, 30 km (19 mi) northwest ofTours.
The railway linkingCaen,Le Mans and Tours ensures a regular traffic for goods and passengers at theSaint-Paterne-Racan station located 2 km (1.2 mi) SE. There are daily buses to Tours. The riverEscotais is full of fish and attracts many fishermen. The commune is 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi), 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi) are meadows, 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) are farmlands including 14.09 km2 (5.44 sq mi) arable lands and 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) of orchards are found.
The village was founded around the year 1000. It received fortifications in the 13th century. On the other side of the railway, the agglomerated part,Le Faubourg de Vienne had workmen of flourishing industries of the commune. Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais includes the presence of many underground cavities, many slopes that used to be covered with vines add the undeniable charm to the village.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,022 | — |
| 1975 | 932 | −1.31% |
| 1982 | 877 | −0.87% |
| 1990 | 925 | +0.67% |
| 1999 | 965 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 1,124 | +1.92% |
| 2012 | 1,080 | −0.80% |
| 2017 | 1,127 | +0.86% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
In 2017, 21% of the population were under the age of 15.[4]
The commune's unemployment rate is 9.5% as of 2020.[5]
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