Oulches
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc | |
| Canton | Saint-Gaultier | |
| Community association | Brenne-Val de Creuse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 84-163 m | |
| surface | 43.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 409 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36800 | |
| INSEE code | 36148 | |
.JPG) View of Oulches with Saint-Nazaire Church |
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Oulches is a French municipality with 409 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Le Blanc and the canton of Saint-Gaultier . The inhabitants are called oulchois .
geography
Oulches is about 32 kilometers southwest of Châteauroux . Neighboring communities of Oulches are Ciron in the north and west, Chitray in the northeast, Rivarennes in the east and northeast, Luzeret in the southeast, Prissac in the south and Chalais in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 678 | 676 | 589 | 566 | 528 | 374 | 409 | 397 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Nazaire church
- Ruins of the Notre-Dame priory in Longefont from the 12th century, monument historique since 2007
- Cors Castle
- Montaignon Castle from the 16th century, a historic monument since 1972
Personalities
- Prosper Blanchemain (1816–1879), poet and literary critic
Web links
Commons : Oulches - collection of images, videos and audio files
