Le Blanc
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Location within Centre region  Le Blanc | ||
| Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°ECoordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc | |
| Canton | Le Blanc | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Chanteguet | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Population2 | 6,946 | |
| • Population2 Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36018 / 36300 | |
| Elevation |
72–140 m (236–459 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Le Blanc is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Indre department in central France.
Geography
Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the Creuse River.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 4,780 | — |
| 1800 | 4,723 | −1.2% |
| 1806 | 3,662 | −22.5% |
| 1821 | 4,452 | +21.6% |
| 1831 | 4,804 | +7.9% |
| 1836 | 5,095 | +6.1% |
| 1841 | 5,290 | +3.8% |
| 1846 | 6,075 | +14.8% |
| 1851 | 6,788 | +11.7% |
| 1856 | 5,731 | −15.6% |
| 1861 | 5,882 | +2.6% |
| 1866 | 5,956 | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 5,709 | −4.1% |
| 1876 | 6,122 | +7.2% |
| 1881 | 6,558 | +7.1% |
| 1886 | 7,140 | +8.9% |
| 1891 | 7,389 | +3.5% |
| 1896 | 6,764 | −8.5% |
| 1901 | 6,663 | −1.5% |
| 1906 | 6,520 | −2.1% |
| 1911 | 6,493 | −0.4% |
| 1921 | 5,284 | −18.6% |
| 1926 | 5,511 | +4.3% |
| 1931 | 5,426 | −1.5% |
| 1936 | 5,789 | +6.7% |
| 1946 | 6,719 | +16.1% |
| 1954 | 6,427 | −4.3% |
| 1962 | 6,402 | −0.4% |
| 1968 | 6,767 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 8,024 | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 7,769 | −3.2% |
| 1990 | 7,361 | −5.3% |
| 1999 | 6,995 | −5.0% |
| 2009 | 6,946 | −0.7% |
Facilities
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]
See also
References
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