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:

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

References

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Category:Lists of arrondissements of France