Indre | ||
|---|---|---|
 Prefecture building of the Indre department, in Châteauroux | ||
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 Location of Indre in France | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre | |
| Prefecture | Châteauroux | |
| Subprefectures |
Le Blanc La Châtre Issoudun | |
| Government | ||
| • President of the General Council | Louis Pinton | |
| Area | ||
• Total |
6,791 km2 (2,622 sq mi) | |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | ||
Indre (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ]) is a department in the centre of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.
History[]
Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 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, Vienne, and Haute-Vienne.
Politics[]
The President of the General Council is Louis Pinton of the Union for a Popular Movement.
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Miscellaneous Right | 9 |
| • | Union for a Popular Movement | 8 |
| Socialist Party | 7 | |
| • | New Centre | 2 |
Tourism[]
The Indre has two villages classified among the most beautiful villages of France: Saint-Benoît-du-Sault and Gargilesse-Dampierre.
See also[]
- Cantons of the Indre department
- Communes of the Indre department
- Arrondissements of the Indre department
- France
External links[]
Media related to Indre (department) at Wikimedia Commons- (French) Prefecture website
- (French) General Council website
- (English) Indre at the Open Directory Project
- (French) http://www.indrenature.net/
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