Velles (Indre)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Argenton-sur-Creuse | |
| Community association | Éguzon-Argenton-Vallée de la Creuse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 41 ′ N , 1 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 117-184 m | |
| surface | 63.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 985 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36330 | |
| INSEE code | 36231 | |
| Website | www.velles.fr | |
 Mairie and Congregational Hall |
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Velles is a French municipality with 985 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 Argenton-sur-Creuse .
Neighboring municipalities of Velles are Saint-Maur in the north, Le Poinçonnet in the northeast, Arthon in the east, Bouesse in the southeast, Mosnay in the south, Tendu in the southwest, and Luant in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 |
| Residents | 770 | 668 | 716 | 771 | 835 | 827 | 852 | 977 |
Attractions
- Beauregard Castle (15th century, Monument historique )
- Courcenay Castle (15th century)
- Le Plessis Castle (18th century)
- Vauzelles Castle (18th century)
- Combes d'en Bas tower (16th century)
- Saint-Étienne church (12th century stained glass window, monument historique)
- Manoir de Boisé (16th century)
literature
- Maxime Rousseau, Le passé d'une localité rurale: Velles en Bas-Berry , Mairie de Velles et Archives départementales de l'Indre, 1996, ISBN 2-86036-000-X .
Web link
Commons : Velles - collection of images, videos and audio files
