Le Blanc
Appearance
Le Blanc | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Château de Naillac | |
Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre |
Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
Canton | Le Blanc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Lherpiniere[1] |
Area 1 | 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,204 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Demonym | Blancois.e |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 36018 /36300 |
Elevation | 72–140 m (236–459 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Blanc (French pronunciation: [lə blɑ̃] ; Occitan: Lo Blanc; Latin: Oblincum Cuborum) is a commune and a subprefecture of the department of Indre, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, central France.
Geography
Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the river Creuse.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Facilities
Near Le Blanc, there is a VLF-transmitter of French Navy. It transmits messages on 18.3 kHz and 21.7 kHz to submerged submarines [5]
See also
- Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
- Communes of the Indre department
- Marcel Gaumont. Sculptor of war memorial
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Blanc, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ RDF_project Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 351. .