Poulaines, France
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Poulaines is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Its coat of arms shows a poulaine, the pointy-toed shoe fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Poulaines | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Poulaines | |
  Poulaines Location within France  Poulaines Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′10″N 1°39′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Issoudun |
| Canton | Valençay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Cron[1] |
Area 1 | 46.32 km2 (17.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 816 |
| • Density | 17.6/km2 (45.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36162 /36210 |
| Elevation | 87–156 m (285–512 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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 | 1,167 | — |
| 1975 | 1,045 | −1.57% |
| 1982 | 926 | −1.71% |
| 1990 | 911 | −0.20% |
| 1999 | 838 | −0.92% |
| 2007 | 877 | +0.57% |
| 2012 | 897 | +0.45% |
| 2017 | 845 | −1.19% |
| 2023 | 816 | −0.58% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
