Prissac

Prissac
Commune
The 8 May Square in Prissac
The 8 May Square in Prissac
Location of Prissac
Prissac is located in France
Prissac
Prissac
Location within France
Prissac is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Prissac
Prissac
Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°30′39″N 1°18′31″E / 46.5108°N 1.3086°E / 46.5108; 1.3086
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonSaint-Gaultier
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Touzet
Area
1
62.83 km2 (24.26 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Highest elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Lowest elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2023)
576
 • Density9.17/km2 (23.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36168 /36370
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prissac (French pronunciation: [pʁisak]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Gaston Chérau (1872–1937), a writer and member of the Académie Goncourt is buried in Prissac.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

The river Abloux flows west through the southern part of the commune, then flows into the Anglin, which forms all of its southwestern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 966—    
1975 892−1.13%
1982 853−0.64%
1990 771−1.26%
1999 738−0.48%
2007 694−0.77%
2012 666−0.82%
2017 613−1.64%
2023 576−1.03%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE