Population of Indre-et-Loire, France
Population of Indre-et-Loire, France stood at 624,278 persons in 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Population and demography table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1975 to 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Population and demography table
| Indicator | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departments | |||||||||||
| Indre-et-Loire | 624,278 | 622,694 | 621,115 | 619,362 | 616,326 | 612,160 | 612,119 | 610,079 | 607,760 | 606,511 | |
| Isère | 1,316,321 | 1,310,648 | 1,304,945 | 1,298,990 | 1,291,380 | 1,284,948 | 1,277,513 | 1,271,166 | 1,263,563 | 1,258,722 |
Understanding population of Indre-et-Loire, France
Demographic quantification for Indre-et-Loire registers all individuals whose primary legal residence is located within its departmental perimeter, separating local population trends from broader regional summaries. The series measures the total permanent community living in private households and recognized institutional housing, omitting temporary visitors and commuters who reside outside the administrative borders. This localized measure helps researchers analyze the demographic impact of regional economic hubs and suburban expansion.
Reading this dataset effectively requires keeping track of methodological adjustments in administrative data matching that can cause historical baseline revisions. Analysts should prioritize year-on-year evaluations over short-term quarterly assumptions, ensuring that municipal boundary updates are factored into long-term growth analyses. Users must also be cautious when comparing absolute numbers with departments of different geographic scales without proper normalization.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Indre-et-Loire series include daily commuters living elsewhere?
- No, commuters who do not establish their primary legal residence in the department are excluded.
- What can trigger historical revisions in this departmental series?
- Methodological updates in administrative data matching frequently lead to past baseline adjustments.
- How should analysts evaluate long-term population growth here?
- Year-on-year evaluations that account for any municipal boundary updates provide the most reliable growth path.