Arrondissements of the Indre department

Arrondissements of the Indre department

There are 4 arrondissements in the Indre department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The arrondissements of Indre are:

INSEE code	Arrondissement	Capital	Population (2014)	Area (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)	Communes
361	Le Blanc	Le Blanc	31,821	1,760.8	18.1	57
362	Châteauroux	Châteauroux	126,428	2,524.3	50.1	86
363	La Châtre	La Châtre	32,962	1,323.2	24.9	51
364	Issoudun	Issoudun	34,964	1,182.3	29.6	49

History

Since its creation, the Indre department has had some changes:

• 1790 : creation of the Indre department with six districts: Issoudun, Châteauroux, Argenton, Le Blanc, La Châtre and Châtillon-sur-Indre. Châteauroux was the capital of the department.
• 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Châteauroux, Le Blanc, La Châtre and Issoudun.
• 1926 : the arrondissement of Issoudun was eliminated.
• 1942 : Issoudun was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Le Blanc
• Arrondissement of Châteauroux
• Arrondissement of La Châtre
• Arrondissement of Issoudun
• List of arrondissements of France