Azay-sur-Cher

Azay-sur-Cher
Commune
The Cher river in Azay-sur-Cher
Coat of arms
Location of Azay-sur-Cher
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Coordinates: 47°21′00″N 0°50′49″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Bléré
Intercommunality	CC Touraine-Est Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Janick Alary
Area 1	22.85 km2 (8.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,080
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37015 /37270
Elevation	48–103 m (157–338 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Azay-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [azɛ syʁ ʃɛʁ], Azay on Cher) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is twinned with Bedale, North Yorkshire, UK.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,314 —     1800 1,153 −1.85% 1806 1,201 +0.68% 1821 1,209 +0.04% 1831 1,355 +1.15% 1836 1,296 −0.89% 1841 1,262 −0.53% 1846 1,223 −0.63% 1851 1,289 +1.06% 1856 1,301 +0.19% 1861 1,307 +0.09% 1866 1,317 +0.15% 1872 1,250 −0.87% 1876 1,260 +0.20% 1881 1,324 +1.00% 1886 1,331 +0.11% 1891 1,206 −1.95% 1896 1,107 −1.70%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,114 +0.13% 1906 1,125 +0.20% 1911 1,111 −0.25% 1921 1,089 −0.20% 1926 1,116 +0.49% 1931 1,052 −1.17% 1936 1,077 +0.47% 1946 1,131 +0.49% 1954 1,144 +0.14% 1962 1,150 +0.07% 1968 1,194 +0.63% 1975 1,375 +2.04% 1982 1,830 +4.17% 1990 2,408 +3.49% 1999 2,704 +1.30% 2007 2,915 +0.94% 2012 3,023 +0.73% 2017 3,082 +0.39%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department