Arrondissement of Châteauroux

The **arrondissement of Châteauroux** is an arrondissement of France, in the Indre department of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its capital is the city of Châteauroux.

## History

When the Indre department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Châteauroux was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Châteauroux is a central _arrondissement_ in the Indre department. It  is the largest _arrondissement_ of the department both in area with , and in population (126,428 inhabitants).

The lowest point in the arrondissement is  high,  in the "commune" of La Vernelle, and the highest is  high, in the "commune" of Chavin.

It is bordered to the north by the Indre-et-Loire department, to the east by the _arrondissement_ of Issoudun, to the southeast and south by the _arrondissement_ of  La Châtre, to the west by the _arrondissement_ of Le Blanc and to the northwest by the Indre-et-Loire department.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and _arrondissements_:
|INSEE code|| Canton || Le Blanc || Châteauroux || La Châtre || Issoudun ||Total|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3601|Ardentes||9||3|**12**|
|3602|Argenton-sur-Creuse||12|8||**20**|
|3604|Buzançais||20|||**20**|
|3605|Châteauroux-1||1 + <small>part of Châteauroux</small>|||**1** + <small>part of Châteauroux</small>|
|3606|Châteauroux-2||<small>part of Châteauroux</small>|||<small>part of Châteauroux</small>|
|3607|Châteauroux-3||<small>part of Châteauroux</small>|||<small>part of Châteauroux</small>|
|3610|Levroux||12||22|**34**|
|3611|Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre||1|24||**25**|
|3612|Saint-Gaultier|30|4|||**34**|
|3613|Valençay||19||10|**29**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Châteauroux has 86 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Ardentes <small>(36005)</small>
1. Argenton-sur-Creuse <small>(36006)</small>
1. Argy <small>(36007)</small>
1. Arpheuilles <small>(36008)</small>
1. Arthon <small>(36009)</small>
1. Baraize <small>(36012)</small>
1. Baudres <small>(36013)</small>
1. Bazaiges <small>(36014)</small>
1. Bouesse <small>(36022)</small>
1. Bouges-le-Château <small>(36023)</small>
1. Bretagne <small>(36024)</small>
1. Brion <small>(36026)</small>
1. Buzançais <small>(36031)</small>
1. Ceaulmont <small>(36032)</small>
1. Celon <small>(36033)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Orthemale <small>(36040)</small>
1. Chasseneuil <small>(36042)</small>
1. Châteauroux <small>(36044)</small>
1. Châtillon-sur-Indre <small>(36045)</small>
1. Chavin <small>(36048)</small>
1. Chezelles <small>(36050)</small>
1. Cléré-du-Bois <small>(36054)</small>
1. Clion <small>(36055)</small>
1. Coings <small>(36057)</small>
1. Cuzion <small>(36062)</small>
1. Déols <small>(36063)</small>
1. Diors <small>(36064)</small>
1. Écueillé <small>(36069)</small>
1. Éguzon-Chantôme <small>(36070)</small>
1. Étrechet <small>(36071)</small>
1. Faverolles <small>(36072)</small>
1. Fléré-la-Rivière <small>(36074)</small>
1. Fontguenand <small>(36077)</small>
1. Francillon <small>(36079)</small>
1. Frédille <small>(36080)</small>
1. Gargilesse-Dampierre <small>(36081)</small>
1. Gehée <small>(36082)</small>
1. Heugnes <small>(36086)</small>
1. Jeu-les-Bois <small>(36089)</small>
1. Jeu-Maloches <small>(36090)</small>
1. Langé <small>(36092)</small>
1. Levroux <small>(36093)</small>
1. Luant <small>(36101)</small>
1. Luçay-le-Mâle <small>(36103)</small>
1. Lye <small>(36107)</small>
1. Mâron <small>(36112)</small>
1. Le Menoux <small>(36117)</small>
1. Méobecq <small>(36118)</small>
1. Montierchaume <small>(36128)</small>
1. Mosnay <small>(36131)</small>
1. Moulins-sur-Céphons <small>(36135)</small>
1. Murs <small>(36136)</small>
1. Neuillay-les-Bois <small>(36139)</small>
1. Niherne <small>(36142)</small>
1. Palluau-sur-Indre <small>(36149)</small>
1. Le Pêchereau <small>(36154)</small>
1. Pellevoisin <small>(36155)</small>
1. Badecon-le-Pin <small>(36158)</small>
1. Le Poinçonnet <small>(36159)</small>
1. Pommiers <small>(36160)</small>
1. Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet <small>(36161)</small>
1. Préaux <small>(36166)</small>
1. Rouvres-les-Bois <small>(36175)</small>
1. Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot <small>(36188)</small>
1. Saint-Genou <small>(36194)</small>
1. Saint-Lactencin <small>(36198)</small>
1. Saint-Marcel <small>(36200)</small>
1. Saint-Maur <small>(36202)</small>
1. Saint-Médard <small>(36203)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-de-Lamps <small>(36206)</small>
1. Sassierges-Saint-Germain <small>(36211)</small>
1. Selles-sur-Nahon <small>(36216)</small>
1. Sougé <small>(36218)</small>
1. Tendu <small>(36219)</small>
1. Le Tranger <small>(36225)</small>
1. Valençay <small>(36228)</small>
1. Velles <small>(36231)</small>
1. Vendœuvres <small>(36232)</small>
1. La Vernelle <small>(36233)</small>
1. Veuil <small>(36235)</small>
1. Vicq-sur-Nahon <small>(36237)</small>
1. Villedieu-sur-Indre <small>(36241)</small>
1. Villegongis <small>(36242)</small>
1. Villegouin <small>(36243)</small>
1. Villentrois <small>(36244)</small>
1. Vineuil <small>(36247)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|36044|Châteauroux|44,479|Châteauroux-1, Châteauroux-2 and Châteauroux-3 || CA Châteauroux Métropole||
|36063|Déols|7,744|Châteauroux-1|CA Châteauroux Métropole|
|36159|Le Poinçonnet|5,880|Ardentes|CA Châteauroux Métropole|
|36006|Argenton-sur-Creuse|5,007|Argenton-sur-Creuse|Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse|
|36031|Buzançais|4,473|Buzançais|Val de l'Indre - Brenne|
|36005|Ardentes|3,886|Ardentes|CA Châteauroux Métropole|
|36202|Saint-Maur|3,522|Buzançais and Levroux|CA Châteauroux Métropole|
|36093|Levroux|2,959|Levroux|La Région de Levroux|
|36241|Villedieu-sur-Indre|2,769|Buzançais|Val de l'Indre - Brenne|
|36045|Châtillon-sur-Indre|2,683|Buzançais|Le Châtillonnais en Berry|
|36228|Valençay|2,516|Valençay|Écueillé-Valençay|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Indre department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Arrondissement of Châteauroux
- **insee**: 362
- **nbcomm**: 84
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Châteauroux
- **area**: 2621.9
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Le Blanc 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire