Mers-sur-Indre

Mers-sur-Indre
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	La Châtre
Canton	Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
Community association	Marche Berrichonne
Coordinates	46 ° 32 '  N , 1 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 32 '  N , 1 ° 41'  E
height	164-246 m
surface	25.45 km 2
Residents	653 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	26 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	36230
INSEE code	36120
Website	http://www.mers-sur-indre.fr/

Mers-sur-Indre is a French municipality with 653 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of La Châtre and the canton of Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre . The inhabitants are called Mersiens .

geography

Mers-sur-Indre is about 26 kilometers south-east of Châteauroux . The municipality is crossed by the river Indre into which the Vauvre flows. Neighboring municipalities of Mers-sur-Indre are Ardentes in the north and north-west, Sassierges-Saint-Germain in the north, Saint-Août in the north-east, Montipouret in the east, Tranzault in the south, Lys-Saint-Georges in the west and south-west and Jeu-les- Bois in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	653	565	522	434	459	584	566	664
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint Martin Church
• Le Magnet Castle from the 15th century

Le Magnet lock

Web links

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