La Guerche
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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La Guerche (French pronunciation: [la ɡɛʁʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
La Guerche | |
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Chateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Guerche | |
  La Guerche  La Guerche | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′09″N 0°43′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Descartes |
| Intercommunality | CC Loches Sud Touraine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Hidalgo[1] |
Area 1 | 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 174 |
| • Density | 33.0/km2 (85.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37114 /37350 |
| Elevation | 43–67 m (141–220 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 295 | — |
| 1975 | 258 | −1.90% |
| 1982 | 265 | +0.38% |
| 1990 | 237 | −1.39% |
| 1999 | 229 | −0.38% |
| 2007 | 213 | −0.90% |
| 2012 | 189 | −2.36% |
| 2017 | 180 | −0.97% |
| 2023 | 174 | −0.56% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
People from La Guerche are called Guerchois in French.
Popular culture
Louis Amédée Achard, an author created a character called Monsieur of La Guerche, who was the titular protagonist of Les chevauchées de M. de la Guerche.
