Saint-Branchs
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Monts | |
| Community association | Touraine Vallée de l'Indre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ' N , 0 ° 46' E | |
| height | 68-125 m | |
| surface | 51.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,607 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37320 | |
| INSEE code | 37211 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-branchs.fr/ | |
Saint-Branchs is a French commune with 2,607 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement Tours and the Canton of Monts (until 2015: Canton Chambray-lès-Tours ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Branchois .
geography
Saint-Branchs is on the Échandon and Becquet rivers , tributaries of the Indre . The Bourdin River borders the municipality to the west . Saint-Branchs is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Veigné in the north and northwest, Esvres in the north and northeast, Cormery in the northeast, Tauxigny-Saint-Bauld in the east, Louans in the south, Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois in the southwest and Sorigny in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,361 | 1,621 | 1,548 | 1,707 | 2,103 | 2.211 | 2,324 | 2,540 |
Attractions
- 12th century church
- Beauchêne Chapel from 1862
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 307-309.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Branchs - collection of images, videos and audio files
