Indre (department)

Indre
Department
Prefecture building of the Indre department, in Châteauroux
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Indre in France
Coordinates: 46°46′N 1°36′E / 46.767°N 1.600°E / 46.767; 1.600
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Département	4 March 1790
Prefecture	Châteauroux
Subprefectures	Le Blanc, La Châtre, Issoudun
Government [1]
• President	Serge Descout
Area [2]
• Total	6,790.6 km2 (2,621.9 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[3]
• Total	226,175
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Demonym	Indriens
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-36
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	13
Communes	243
Website	Official website

Indre is a department in the centre of France in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is named after the Indre river, the most important river in the department.

Its prefecture is Châteauroux.

1. ↑ "Institution" (in French). Conseil Départemental de l'Indre. Retrieved 25 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ "Département de L'Indre (36) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
3. ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 July 2017.