Indre
Sign in to saveIndre (), is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the Indriens (masculine; ) and Indriennes (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. The region is bordered by the departments of Indre-et-Loire to the west, Loir-et-Cher to the north, Cher to the east, Creuse and Haute-Vienne to the south, and Vienne to the southwest. The préfecture (capital) is Châteauroux and there are three subpréfectures at Le Blanc, La Châtre and Issoudun. It had a population of 216,069 in 2023. It contains
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Indre is a department in central France named after the Indre river, located within the Centre-Val de Loire administrative region with its capital in Châteauroux. It matters as a local administrative division in France with a population of around 216,000 people and serves as an important geographic and governmental unit in central France.
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- Prefecture building of the Indre department, in Châteauroux
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Indre (), is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the Indriens (masculine; ) and Indriennes (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. The region is bordered by the departments of Indre-et-Loire to the west, Loir-et-Cher to the north, Cher to the east, Creuse and Haute-Vienne to the south, and Vienne to the southwest. The préfecture (capital) is Châteauroux and there are three subpréfectures at Le Blanc, La Châtre and Issoudun. It had a population of 216,069 in 2023. It contains the geographic centre of Metropolitan France.
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