Villebarou

Villebarou
Commune
Town hall
Location of Villebarou
Villebarou Villebarou
Coordinates: 47°37′24″N 1°19′27″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Blois-2
Intercommunality	CA Blois Agglopolys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Masson
Area 1	9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,584
• Density	284/km2 (735/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41276 /41000
Elevation	108–121 m (354–397 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villebarou (pronounced [vilˈbaʁu]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is located 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from Blois.

History

Archaeological assessment suggests ancient settlement near the present-day Vendôme Route, with ceramics dating from the 1st and 2nd centuries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,372	—
1821	1,208	−0.45%
1846	1,086	−0.42%
1872	1,011	−0.27%
1901	878	−0.49%
1926	702	−0.89%
1946	802	+0.67%
1962	955	+1.10%
1968	1,307	+5.37%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	1,475	+1.74%
1982	1,573	+0.92%
1990	1,793	+1.65%
1999	1,946	+0.91%
2007	2,570	+3.54%
2012	2,569	−0.01%
2017	2,460	−0.86%
2023	2,584	+0.82%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department