Ardentes
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Ardentes (main town) | |
| Community association | Châteauroux Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 1 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 150-208 m | |
| surface | 62.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,860 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36120 | |
| INSEE code | 36005 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-ardentes.com/ | |
_-_Mairie.jpg) Ardentes Town Hall |
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Ardentes is a commune with 3860 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs administratively to the arrondissement of Châteauroux and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Ardentes . The residents call themselves Ardentais .
geography
Ardentes is located on the Indre River . Ardentes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Étrechet in the north and north-west, Mâron in the north and north-east, Sassierges-Saint-Germain in the east, Mars-sur-Indre in the south and south-east, Jeu-les-Bois in the south and south-west and Le Poinçonnet in the west .
The Way of St. James leads through the municipality on Via Lemovicensis and the former Route nationale 143 (today's D943).
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 2,852 | 2,720 | 2,780 | 3,269 | 3,511 | 3,323 | 3,582 | 3,786 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Martin church, 11/12 Erected in the 18th century on the foundations of a Roman temple, restored in 1992/94, monument historique since 1862
- Saint-Vincent church from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 15th century, bell tower from the 19th century
- Clavières Castle
Personalities
- Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée (1789–1874), botanist
