Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre | |
| Canton | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre (main town) | |
| Community association | Val de Bouzanne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 36 ' N , 1 ° 49' O | |
| height | 166-275 m | |
| surface | 35.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,653 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36230 | |
| INSEE code | 36141 | |
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre is a French commune in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire . It has 1653 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is located on the banks of the Bouzanne River .
The name of the place is derived from its most important building, the collegiate church of Saint-Sépulchre . The church dedicated to the Apostle Jacob is a stop on the Way of St. James , the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela . It lies on one of its four main routes, the Via Lemovicensis from Vézelay to the Spanish border at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port . Since 1998 it has therefore been listed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “ Paths of the Pilgrims of St. James in France ”.
On July 15, 1257, the Canons of Neuvy Saint-Sépulchre came into possession of a few drops of the "Precious Blood" and a fragment of the tomb of Christ. The presence of these relics brought Neuvy a privilege among the most important stages on the “Camino de Santiago”. However, due to the significantly reduced pilgrimage towards Compostela in France, the “real” grave and crucifixion relics in Neuvy increasingly became a substitute destination for their pilgrimage.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2012 |
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| 1897 | 1804 | 1762 | 1819 | 1722 | 1654 | 1663 |
