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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Buzançais | |
| Community association | Val de l'Indre-Brenne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 122-163 m | |
| surface | 42.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,586 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36250 | |
| INSEE code | 36142 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-maur36.fr/ | |
 City hall (Mairie) of Niherne |
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Niherne is a French commune with 3,642 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Indre department of the Center-Val de Loire region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Châteauroux and the canton of Buzançais (until 2015: canton of Châteauroux-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Nihernois .
geography
Niherne is about nine kilometers west-northwest of Châteauroux on the Indre . Niherne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villedieu-sur-Indre in the north and north-west, Villers-les-Ormes in the north-east, Saint-Maur in the east, Luant in the south and Neuillay-les-Bois in the west and south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 1,135 | 1,091 | 1.103 | 1,319 | 1,504 | 1,484 | 1,558 | 1,545 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Sulpice church, restored in 2008, monument historique
Web links
Commons : Niherne - collection of images, videos and audio files
