Indre

French depairtment

Indre (French pronunciation: ​[ɛ̃dʁ]) is a depairtment in the centre o Fraunce namit efter the river Indre.

Indre
Prefectur biggin o the Indre depairtment, in Châteauroux
Prefectur biggin o the Indre depairtment, in Châteauroux
Coat of airms o Indre
Coat airms
Location o Indre in Fraunce
Location o Indre in Fraunce
Coordinates: 46°46′N 1°36′E / 46.767°N 1.600°E / 46.767; 1.600Coordinates: 46°46′N 1°36′E / 46.767°N 1.600°E / 46.767; 1.600
KintraFraunce
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
PrefecturChâteauroux
SubprefectursLe Blanc
La Châtre
Issoudun
Govrenment
 • Preses o the general cooncilLouis Pinton
Area
 • Total6791 km2 (2,622 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total231,139
 • Rank81st
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Depairtment nummer36
Arrondissements4
Cantons13
Communes247
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2