Mers-sur-Indre

Mers-sur-Indre
Commune
A scene from the plant fair, with the church in the background
Location of Mers-sur-Indre
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Coordinates: 46°39′33″N1°52′55″E / 46.6592°N 1.8819°E / 46.6592; 1.8819
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	La Châtre
Canton	Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Robert [1]
Area 1	25.45 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	664
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36120 /36230
Elevation	164–246 m (538–807 ft) (avg. 184 m or 604 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mers-sur-Indre is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

History

In 2018, the Order of Saint Remi, a traditionalist Catholic order of priests, founded a Chapel in Mers-sur-Indre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	565	—
1975	522	−1.12%
1982	434	−2.60%
1990	459	+0.70%
1999	584	+2.71%
2009	594	+0.17%
2014	659	+2.10%
2020	667	+0.20%
Source: INSEE [3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE