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.

Composition
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:
INSEEcode Canton  Le Blanc  Châteauroux  La Châtre  Issoudun Total3601 Ardentes   9   3  123602 Argenton-sur-Creuse   12  8   203604 Buzançais   20    203605 Châteauroux-1   1 + part of Châteauroux    1 + part of Châteauroux3606 Châteauroux-2   part of Châteauroux    part of Châteauroux3607 Châteauroux-3   part of Châteauroux    part of Châteauroux3610 Levroux   12   22  343611 Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre   1  24   253612 Saint-Gaultier  30  4    343613 Valençay   19   10  29
Communes
The arrondissement of Châteauroux has 86 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 36044  Châteauroux  44,479  Châteauroux-1, Châteauroux-2and 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

References

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