Esvres

Esvres-sur-Indre
Esvres-sur-Indre
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Esvres-sur-Indre
	Esvres-sur-Indre Location within France Esvres-sur-Indre Location within Centre-Val de Loire
	Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 0°47′13″E / 47.285°N 0.7869°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Monts
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Christophe Gassot
Area 1	35.85 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Highest elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Lowest elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population (2023)	6,294
• Density	175.6/km2 (454.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37104 /37320
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Esvres (French pronunciation: [ɛvʁ]), also called Esvres-sur-Indre, is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,588	—
1800	1,588	+0.00%
1806	1,779	+1.91%
1821	1,751	−0.11%
1831	1,739	−0.07%
1836	1,801	+0.70%
1841	1,820	+0.21%
1846	1,818	−0.02%
1851	1,833	+0.16%
1856	1,859	+0.28%
1861	1,871	+0.13%
1866	1,813	−0.63%
1872	1,776	−0.34%
1876	1,867	+1.26%
1881	1,808	−0.64%
1886	1,862	+0.59%
1891	1,770	−1.01%
1896	1,802	+0.36%
1901	1,765	−0.41%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,681	−0.97%
1911	1,637	−0.53%
1921	1,625	−0.07%
1926	1,543	−1.03%
1931	1,661	+1.48%
1936	1,681	+0.24%
1946	1,765	+0.49%
1954	1,955	+1.29%
1962	2,081	+0.78%
1968	2,473	+2.92%
1975	3,050	+3.04%
1982	4,160	+4.53%
1990	4,234	+0.22%
1999	4,278	+0.11%
2007	4,401	+0.35%
2012	4,922	+2.26%
2017	6,010	+4.08%
2023	6,294	+0.77%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Geography

Location and Neighboring Communes

Esvres is a commune in the Indre valley, the commune center being located at the confluence of the Échandon, one of its tributaries. It is situated about 14.3 kilometers southeast of Tours as the crow flies.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Esvres, EHESS (in French).
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE