Le Blanc

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For the French chemist, see Nicolas Leblanc.
Commune of Le Blanc
Location
Longitude 01° 03' 49" East
Latitude 46° 38' 04" North
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Indre
(sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement Le Blanc
Canton Canton of Le Blanc
(chef-lieu de canton)
Statistics
Altitude 72 m–140 m
(avg. 120 m)
Land area¹ 57.61 km²
Population²
(1999)
6998
 - Density (1999) 121/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 36018/ 36300
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Le Blanc is a commune and a sous-préfecture in the Indre département of France.

[edit] Geography

Le Blanc is situated in the Brenne Waterlands Park region, beside the Creuse River.

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