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Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ kʁistɔf syʁ lə nɛ]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.[3] It is situated on the border of the department of Sarthe, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Tours.

Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
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Coordinates: 47°37′01″N 0°28′36″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Château-Renault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Lemaire[1]
Area 1	18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,105
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37213 /37370
Elevation	52–127 m (171–417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The railway linking Caen, Le Mans and Tours ensures a regular traffic for goods and passengers at the Saint-Paterne-Racan station located 2 km (1.2 mi) SE. There are daily buses to Tours. The river Escotais is full of fish and attracts many fishermen. The commune is 18.27 km² (7.05 sq mi), 1.33 km² (0.51 sq mi) are meadows, 16 km² (6.2 sq mi) are farmlands including 14.09 km² (5.44 sq mi) arable lands and 0.7 km² (0.27 sq mi) of orchards are found.

History

The village was founded around the year 1000. It received fortifications in the 13th century. On the other side of the railway, the agglomerated part, Le Faubourg de Vienne had workmen of flourishing industries of the commune. Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais includes the presence of many underground cavities, many slopes that used to be covered with vines add the undeniable charm to the village.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,607 —     1800 1,734 +7.9% 1806 1,560 −10.0% 1821 1,391 −10.8% 1831 1,522 +9.4% 1836 1,515 −0.5% 1841 1,504 −0.7% 1846 1,522 +1.2% 1851 1,392 −8.5% 1856 1,232 −11.5% 1861 1,234 +0.2% 1866 1,127 −8.7% 1872 1,079 −4.3% 1876 1,120 +3.8% 1881 1,108 −1.1% 1886 1,111 +0.3% 1891 1,141 +2.7% 1896 1,103 −3.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,054 −4.4% 1906 1,091 +3.5% 1911 1,065 −2.4% 1921 933 −12.4% 1926 910 −2.5% 1931 907 −0.3% 1936 891 −1.8% 1946 912 +2.4% 1954 916 +0.4% 1962 971 +6.0% 1968 1,022 +5.3% 1975 932 −8.8% 1982 877 −5.9% 1990 925 +5.5% 1999 965 +4.3% 2006 1,089 +12.8% 2009 1,098 +0.8%

In 1999, 20% of the population were under the age of 20.

Employment

The commune's unemployment rate ranges from 29% to 33%.

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

External links

• Official Web site
• Old postcards of the commune

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[de] Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais

Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1.105 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Indre-et-Loire in der Region Centre-Val de Loire; sie gehört zum Arrondissement Chinon und zum Kanton Château-Renault (bis 2015: Kanton Neuvy-le-Roi). Die Einwohner werden Christophoriens genannt.

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- [en] Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais

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[es] Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais

Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Centro, departamento de Indre y Loira, en el distrito de Tours y cantón de Neuvy-le-Roi.

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