Tournon-Saint-Martin
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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 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 64-140 m | |
| surface | 25.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,159 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36220 | |
| INSEE code | 36224 | |
| Website | www.tournonstmartin.fr | |
Tournon-Saint-Martin is a small western French municipality with 1159 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 Tournonnais .
location
Tournon-Saint-Martin is located about 45 kilometers east-northeast of Poitiers on the Creuse , which borders the municipality in the west and into which the Suin flows here. Tournon-Saint-Martin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tournon-Saint-Pierre and Bossay-sur-Claise in the north, Lureuil in the east, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre in the southeast, Preuilly-la-Ville in the south, Lurais in the southwest and Néons- sur-Creuse to the west and north-west. The municipality's train station is on the Paris – Bordeaux line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1589 | 1610 | 1589 | 1506 | 1374 | 1250 | 1223 | 1159 |
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Attractions
- 19th century Saint Martin church
- Ruins of the Prinçay Castle from the 15th century
- Jartraux Castle from the 18th century
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Barzago in the province of Lecco (Lombardy) since 1997.
