Aigurande

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Coordinates: 46°26′05″N 1°49′47″E / 46.4347222222, 1.82972222222

Commune of Aigurande

Location
Aigurande (France)
Aigurande
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Indre
Arrondissement La Châtre
Canton Aigurande
Statistics
Elevation 284 m–442 m
(avg. 435 m)
Land area¹ 27.77 km²
Population²
(1999)
1668
 - Density 60/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 36001/ 36140
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Aigurande is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

[edit] History

The town's name derives from the Gallic word "Equoranda", which refers to a river or stream separating two Gallic tribes (in this case the Pictons (of Poitou) and the Bituriges (of the Berry).

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