Aigurande
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Commune of Aigurande |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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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. | |
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).