Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize

(2020–2026) Marie-Laure Frisch^[1]Area

32.61 km² (12.59 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

307 • Density9.4/km² (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

36197 /36370

Elevation82–146 m (269–479 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ syʁ bənɛz], literally Saint-Hilaire on Benaize) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

The river Benaize forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the commune, crossing the village of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize, then flows into the Anglin, which forms part of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	463	—
1975	365	−3.34%
1982	329	−1.47%
1990	293	−1.44%
1999	303	+0.37%
2009	358	+1.68%
2014	339	−1.08%
2020	299	−2.07%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE