| Indre | |||
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| Location of Indre in France | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Centre | ||
| Prefecture | Châteauroux | ||
| Subprefectures | Le Blanc La Châtre Issoudun |
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| Government | |||
| • President of the General Council | Louis Pinton | ||
| Area1 | |||
| • Total | 6,791 km2 (2,622 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1999) | |||
| • Total | 231,139 | ||
| • Rank | 81st | ||
| • Density | 34/km2 (88.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Department number | 36 | ||
| Arrondissements | 4 | ||
| Cantons | 26 | ||
| Communes | 247 | ||
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |||
Indre (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ]) is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.
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Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Berry.
Indre is part of the current region of Centre (Val de Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Cher, Creuse, Vienne, and Haute-Vienne.
The President of the General Council is Louis Pinton of the Union for a Popular Movement.
| Party | seats | |
|---|---|---|
| • | Miscellaneous Right | 9 |
| • | Union for a Popular Movement | 8 |
| Socialist Party | 7 | |
| • | New Centre | 2 |
The Indre has two villages classified among the most beautiful villages of France: Saint-Benoît-du-Sault and Gargilesse-Dampierre.
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