| Indre | |
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| Coat of arms of the Indre department | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 36 |
| Region: | Centre |
| Prefecture: | Châteauroux |
| Subprefectures: | Le Blanc La Châtre Issoudun |
| Arrondissements: | 4 |
| Cantons: | 26 |
| Communes: | 247 |
| President of the General Council: | Louis Pinton |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 81st |
| -1999 | 231,139 |
| Population density: | 34/km² |
| Land area¹: | 6791 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Indre is a department in the center of France named after the Indre River.The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.
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History
Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Berry.
Geography
Indre is part of the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Cher, Creuse, and Vienne.
Tourism
See also
- Cantons of the Indre department
- Communes of the Indre department
- Arrondissements of the Indre department
External links
- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) Conseil Général website
- (French) http://www.indrenature.net/
