Préaux (Indre)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Valençay | |
| Community association | Écueillé-Valençay | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 ' N , 1 ° 18' E | |
| height | 124-194 m | |
| surface | 32.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 161 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36240 | |
| INSEE code | 36166 | |
 Mairie and former school in Préaux |
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Préaux is a French municipality with 161 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Châteauroux and the Canton of Valençay . It is located on the upper reaches of the Indrois River .
history
Originally called Sainte-Christophe, the area was given by King Philip August Guillaume-Raoul de Préaux for his use in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 . The name of the new owners was transferred to the area. The castle, which was rebuilt in the 15th and 19th centuries, also comes from them.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2017 |
| Residents | 427 | 378 | 332 | 249 | 227 | 184 | 162 | 161 |
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Web links
Commons : Préaux - collection of images, videos and audio files
