Vatan, Indre

Vatan
Commune
The town hall in Vatan
Coat of arms
Location of Vatan
Vatan Location within France Vatan Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 1°48′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Issoudun
Canton	Levroux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Métivier
Area 1	29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,994
• Density	66.9/km2 (173/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vatanais, Vatanaise (French)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36230 /36150
Elevation	118–201 m (387–659 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vatan (French pronunciation: [vatɑ̃]) is a French commune in the department of Indre, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, Metropolitan France. The town has been labeled Village étape since 1997 and Ville fleurie with 2 flowers.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,194	—
1975	2,270	+0.49%
1982	2,046	−1.47%
1990	2,022	−0.15%
1999	1,972	−0.28%
2007	2,022	+0.31%
2012	2,033	+0.11%
2017	1,988	−0.45%
2023	1,994	+0.05%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

Gallery

Town Hall

Main street at night

Saint-Laurien church

Saint Sulpice street

Hotel de la Poste