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Issoudun
Sign in to saveIssoudun () is a commune in the Indre department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is also referred to as Issoundun, which is the ancient name.
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Issoudun is a commune in France, situated within the Indre department and the Centre-Val de Loire region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Issoudun and the cantons of Issoudun-Nord and Issoudun-Sud. The town shares borders with Saint-Ambroix, Saugy, Les Bordes, and Chouday, and is twinned with Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun. André Laignel is the head of government for the municipality.
The area of Issoudun is 36.6, with an elevation above sea level of 161. Its population is recorded as 15,956, comprising 5,597 males and 6,308 females. The postal code for the commune is 36100, and it falls under the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Issoudun
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 14,385
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Issoudun
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Issoudun tour blanche.jpg
- French commune.caption
- White tower
- French commune.image coat of arms
- CoA civ FRA Issoudun ville.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Issoudun
- French commune.canton
- Issoudun
- French commune.INSEE
- 36088
- French commune.postal code
- 36100
- French commune.mayor
- Julien Dubot
- French commune.term
- 2026–2032
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Pays d'Issoudun
- French commune.elevation m
- 129
- French commune.elevation min m
- 122
- French commune.elevation max m
- 161
- French commune.area km2
- 36.60
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Issoudun
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Issoudun
- Population
- 11159
- Area
- 36.6
- Elevation
- 143
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Head of government
- André Laignel
- Capital of
- canton of Issoudun
- Shares border with
- Saint-Aubin
- Official website
- www.issoudun.fr
- Image
- Issoudun - Town hall.jpg
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- Commons category
- Issoudun
- twinned administrative body
- Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Issoudun
- postal code
- 36100
- topic's main category
- Category:Issoudun
- Commons gallery
- Issoudun
- associated electoral district
- canton of Issoudun
- male population
- 5597
- female population
- 6308
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-54-03-36-36
- native label
- Issoudun
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Travel guide
Understand
Issoudun is on the Way of St. James pilgrimage. French novelist Honore de Balzac came to Issoudun several times to visit friends. He describes the city in one of his novel 'La Rabouilleuse'.
See
Saint-Cyr Church (L' eglise Saint-Cyr) Beffroi City Hall (L' hotel de ville) The White Tower (La Tour Blanche) The mirrors fountain (La Fontaine aux Miroirs). In front of the City Hall. The castle town (Le quartier du Chateau).Between the Beffroi, the City Hall and Saint-Jacques tower, nice medieval houses. La cite des metiers d'art is a renovated industrial hall, next to the train station. Francois-Mitterand Park (Le parc Francois Mitterand) Frapesle Manor (Le Chateau de Frapesle). The place where Balzac spent some time. It's a private manor today but the poplar trees alley to reach it is nice for a walk. 20 minutes by foot out of town.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Terrain
- Transport
- History
- Origins
- Middle Ages
- World War I
- Recent Events
- Politics and administration
- Territorial division
- Population
- Landmarks
- In popular culture
- Culture
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Issoudun () is a commune in the Indre department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is also referred to as Issoundun, which is the ancient name.
==Geography== ===Location=== Issoudun is a sub-prefecture, located in the east of the Indre department. It is in the former region of Berry. The surrounding communes are: Les Bordes (4 km) Saint-Aoustrille (5 km) St. Lizaigne (7 km) Chouday (7 km) Lizeray (8 km) Condé (8 km) Thizay (8 km) Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon (10 km) Saint-Ambroix (10 km) Saugy (10 km) Saint-Aubin (11 km) Châteauroux (27 km) Châtre (41 km) Le Blanc (79 km)
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