Neons-sur-Creuse
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc | |
| Canton | Le Blanc | |
| Community association | Brenne-Val de Creuse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 0 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 59-132 m | |
| surface | 19.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 381 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36220 | |
| INSEE code | 36137 | |
_-_Mairie.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Néons-sur-Creuse |
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Néons-sur-Creuse is a western French community with 381 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Le Blanc and the canton of Le Blanc (until 2015: canton of Tournon-Saint-Martin ). The inhabitants are called Néonnais .
location
Néons-sur-Creuse is the westernmost municipality in the Indre department. It is located about 44 kilometers east-northeast of Poitiers on the Creuse , which borders the municipality in the east. Néons-sur-Creuse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Yzeures-sur-Creuse in the north and north-west, Tournon-Saint-Pierre in the north-east, Tournon-Saint-Martin in the east, Lurais in the south and south-east, Angles-sur-l'Anglin in the Southwest and Vicq-sur-Gartempe in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 511 | 485 | 404 | 414 | 372 | 389 | 394 | 403 |
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Attractions
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- 15th century Saint-Vincent church
- 15th century Néons castle
- Le Soudun Castle from the 12th century, alterations from the 15th century, reconstructed in the 20th century
- La Camusetterie Castle
Personalities
- Henri Dutrochet (1776–1847), botanist
