Châtillon-sur-Indre
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Indre | |
Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
Canton | Buzançais | |
Community association | Châtillonnais en Berry | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ E | |
height | 82-148 m | |
surface | 45.3 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,567 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 36700 | |
INSEE code | 36045 | |
Website | http://www.chatillon-sur-indre.fr/ |
Châtillon-sur-Indre is a French commune with 2,567 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteauroux and the canton of Buzançais . The place is on the river Indre .
Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot in the north, Loché-sur-Indrois and Villedômain in the northeast, Saint-Médard in the east, Le Tranger in the southeast, Murs and Clion-sur-Indre in the south, and Cléré-du-Bois in the southwest , and Fléré-la-Rivière to the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
Residents | 3479 | 3658 | 3624 | 3526 | 3262 | 3120 | 2859 | 2567 |
Attractions
- Châtillon Castle (12th century)
- Notre-Dame church
- Pouzieux Castle (15th century).
- Chaillou Castle (16th - 18th centuries).
- Saint-Martin-de-Vertou Priory (15th century).
- Manoir de Menabre (15th century).
Personalities
- Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou , (born April 30, 1689 in Chatillon sur Indre, † May 7, 1749 in Paris), Marquis de Combrande, Baron de Châtillon-sur-Indre, politician, July 28, 1727 member of the Académie française ( Armchair No. 10), Minister of State 1737.
Town twinning
- Solferino (Italy)
literature
- Pierre Brunaud, Jean-Louis Girault: Châtillon-sur-Indre et ses environs, de Saint-Genou à Fléré-la-Rivière. A. Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 2005, ISBN 2-84910-223-7 .
Web links
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