Indre

Indre
Prefecture building of the Indre department, in Châteauroux
Prefecture building of the Indre department, in Châteauroux
Flag of Indre
Coat of arms of Indre
Location of Indre in France
Location of Indre in France
Coordinates: 46°46′N 1°36′E / 46.767°N 1.600°E / 46.767; 1.600
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
PrefectureChâteauroux
SubprefecturesLe Blanc
La Châtre
Issoudun
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilMarc Fleuret[1] (UDI)
Area
 • Total6,791 km2 (2,622 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total217,228
 • Rank88th
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number36
Arrondissements4
Cantons13
Communes241
^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 central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the Indriens (masculine; pronounced [ɛ̃dʁijɛ̃]) and Indriennes (feminine; [ɛ̃dʁijɛn]). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. The region is bordered by the departments of Indre-et-Loire to the west, Loir-et-Cher to the north, Cher to the east, Creuse and Haute-Vienne to the south, and Vienne to the southwest. The préfecture (capital) is Châteauroux and there are three subpréfectures at Le Blanc, La Châtre and Issoudun. It had a population of 219,316 in 2019.[3] It also contains the geographic centre of Metropolitan France.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Populations légales 2019: 36 Indre, INSEE