Indre (department)

Indre
Prefecture building of the Indre department
Prefecture building of the Indre department, in Châteauroux
Flag of Indre
Coat of arms of Indre
Location of Indre in France
Location of Indre in France
Coordinates: 46°46′N 1°36′E / 46.767°N 1.600°E / 46.767; 1.600
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureChâteauroux
SubprefecturesLe Blanc, La Châtre, Issoudun
Government
 • PresidentSerge Descout
Area
 • Total6,790.6 km2 (2,621.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[3]
 • Total226,175
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
DemonymIndriens
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-36
Arrondissements4
Cantons13
Communes243
WebsiteOfficial website

Indre is a department in the centre of France in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is named after the Indre river, the most important river in the department.

Its prefecture is Châteauroux.

  1. "Institution" (in French). Conseil Départemental de l'Indre. Retrieved 25 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Département de L'Indre (36) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

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