Mézières-en-Brenne
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| Commune of Mézières-en-Brenne | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 12' 41" East |
| Latitude | 46° 49' 18" North |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Mézières-en-Brenne (chief town) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 84 m–138 m (avg. 90 m) |
| Land area¹ | 57.57 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,160 |
| - Density (1999) | 20/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36123/ 36290 |
| 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). | |
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Mézières-en-Brenne is a commune of the Indre département in France.
[edit] Natural Park
It is located is at the heart of the Brenne Regional Natural Park. The Brenne is one of France's most important wetlands. An large diversity of natural habitats is responsible for an abundance of wildlife of which the best known are the birds: Purple Heron, Black-necked Rebe, Bittern, Marsh Harrier, Whiskered Tern, Short-toed Eagle. The Brenne is also Europe's most important site for the European Pond Tortoise.
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