Poulaines
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Issoudun | |
| Canton | Valençay | |
| Community association | Chabris-Pays de Bazelle | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 87-156 m | |
| surface | 46.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 845 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36210 | |
| INSEE code | 36162 | |
 Saint-Saturnin Church |
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Poulaines is a French municipality with 845 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoudun and the Canton of Valençay .
geography
The municipality is located around 35 kilometers west of Bourges and 25 kilometers south of Romorantin-Lanthenay . The neighboring municipalities of Poulaines are:
- Parpeçay and Sainte-Cécile in the north,
- Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle in the northeast,
- Bagneux in the east,
- Buxeuil in the southeast
- Rouvres-les-Bois to the south
- Vicq-sur-Nahon in the southwest,
- Valençay to the west and
- Varennes-sur-Fouzon in the north-west.
Most of the municipality is drained by the Renon River and its tributary, the Bordelat . The Nahon River runs along the northwestern municipal boundary . All watercourses strive to the north-east and north of the Fouzon , into which they all flow.
Transport links
The municipal area is accessed by the D960 (from Vallençay to Issoudun ) and D16 (from Poulaines to Graçay ) roads. Higher-ranking traffic connections, such as B. the motorways A20 , A71 and A85 can be reached at Vierzon .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,167 | 1,045 | 926 | 911 | 836 | 872 | 870 |
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin Church
- Barzelles Monastery , former Cistercian abbey
