Orbigny

French commune and town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Place commune_of_france Q1172057
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Summary

Orbigny is a commune of France[1]. Orbigny ranks in the top 0.97% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #301 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: canton of Montrésor[3], Indre-et-Loire[4], arrondissement of Loches[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Shares border with: Châteauvieux[7], Mareuil-sur-Cher[8], Beaumont-Village[9], Céré-la-Ronde[10], Genillé[11], Nouans-les-Fontaines[12], Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher[13], Villeloin-Coulangé[14]
  • Postal code: 37460[15]
  • Commons category: Orbigny[16]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[17], UTC+02:00[18]
  • Official website: http://www.orbigny.fr[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Orbigny[20]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie.orbigny@wanadoo.fr[21]
  • Population: 756[22], 764[23], 771[24], 732[25], 716[26], 1045[27], 846[28], 785[29], 721[30], 727[31], 747[32], 755[33], 715[34], 712[35]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Orbigny[36]
  • Phone number: +33-2-47-94-23-18[37]
  • Official name: Orbigny[38]
  • Female population: 355[39]
  • Male population: 377[40]
  • Elevation above sea level: 98 m[41], 182 m[42], 144 m[43]
  • Area: 65.88 km²[44]
  • Fax number: +33-2-47-94-20-55[45]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Orbigny[46]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Loches[47]

Why It Matters

Orbigny has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Orbigny is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Pymouss · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  2. 23w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → commune of France
    Official website → http://www.orbigny.fr
    Country → —
    Population → {'amount': '+756'}, {'amount': '+764'}, {'amount': '+771'} +14
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