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Le Blanc |
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Le Blanc
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Le Blanc |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 72–140 m (236–460 ft) (avg. 120 m/390 ft) |
| Land area1 | 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,998 (1999) |
| - Density | 121 /km2 (310 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36018/ 36300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Le Blanc is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Indre department in central France.
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Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the Creuse River.
Near Le Blanc, there is a VLF-transmitter of French Navy. It transmits messages on 18.3 kHz and 21.7 kHz to submerged submarines [1]