Contres, Loir-et-Cher

Contres (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁ]) is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Controis-en-Sologne.

Contres
Part of Le Controis-en-Sologne
Church of Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julitte
Coat of arms
Location of Contres
Contres Contres
Coordinates: 47°25′11″N 1°25′43″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Montrichard Val de Cher
Commune	Le Controis-en-Sologne
Area 1	36.09 km2 (13.93 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	3,598
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	41700
Elevation	94–129 m (308–423 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,317 —     1806 1,202 −8.7% 1821 1,571 +30.7% 1831 1,755 +11.7% 1841 2,166 +23.4% 1851 2,575 +18.9% 1861 2,601 +1.0% 1872 2,553 −1.8% 1881 2,493 −2.4% 1891 2,591 +3.9% 1901 2,649 +2.2% 1911 2,543 −4.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,421 −4.8% 1931 2,452 +1.3% 1946 2,702 +10.2% 1954 2,551 −5.6% 1962 2,775 +8.8% 1968 2,828 +1.9% 1975 2,811 −0.6% 1982 2,923 +4.0% 1990 2,979 +1.9% 1999 3,268 +9.7% 2008 3,407 +4.3% 2013 3,530 +3.6%

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department