Châtillon-sur-Indre

Châtillon-sur-Indre
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Chateauroux
Canton	Buzançais
Community association	Châtillonnais en Berry
Coordinates	46 ° 59 ′  N , 1 ° 11 ′  E 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).

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  Indre

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  Châtillon Castle

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  Notre-Dame church

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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