Poulaines | |
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Coordinates: 47°09′10″N 1°39′51″E / 47.1528°N 1.6642°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre |
Arrondissement | Issoudun |
Canton | Valençay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Cron[1] |
Area 1 | 46.32 km2 (17.88 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 817 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 36162 /36210 |
Elevation | 87–156 m (285–512 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Poulaines is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Its coat of arms shows a poulaine, the pointy-toed shoe fashionable in the 1300–1400 in European fashion and 15th centuries.