Clion (Indre)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Buzançais | |
| Community association | Châtillonnais en Berry | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 57 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 86-153 m | |
| surface | 33.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,023 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36700 | |
| INSEE code | 36055 | |
Clion (also: Clion-sur-Indre ) is a French municipality with 1023 inhabitants (as of 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 (until 2015: canton of Châtillon-sur-Indre ). The inhabitants are called Clionnais .
geography
Clion is about 38 kilometers northwest of Châteauroux on the Indre , which borders the municipality in the northeast and into which the Ozance flows here. Clion is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Châtillon-sur-Indre in the north and north-west, Le Tranger in the north, Palluau-sur-Indre in the east and north-east, Arpheuilles in the south and south-east, Villiers in the south and Murs in the west and south-west.
The former Route nationale 143 (today's D943) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,671 | 1,561 | 1,448 | 1,387 | 1,243 | 1,156 | 1,137 | 1,086 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Colombe church from the 15th century, historic monument since 1956
- Varye Chapel
- 15th century L'Isle-Savary castle
