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Buzançais
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Buzançais () is a commune and town in the French department of Indre, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.
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Buzançais is a village and commune in the Indre department within the arrondissement of Châteauroux, France. Situated in the Centre-Val de Loire region, it serves as the capital of the canton of Buzançais. The settlement is located next to the Indre River and shares borders with Argy, La Chapelle-Orthemale, Sainte-Gemme, and Saint-Genou. Its official name is Buzançais, La Fraternité-sur-Indre.
The commune has an area of 58.64 square kilometers and a population of 5,214, comprising 2,130 males and 2,375 females. It is twinned with Merate and Nidzica. The postal code for the area is 36500. Elevation data varies by source, with figures recorded at 107, 119, and 155 meters above sea level.
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Place details
- Locality
- Buzançais
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,600
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Buzançais
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- IMG 1328 MAIRIE.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Buzançais (36).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Châteauroux
- French commune.canton
- Buzançais
- French commune.INSEE
- 36031
- French commune.postal code
- 36500
- French commune.mayor
- Régis Blanchet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 112
- French commune.elevation min m
- 102
- French commune.elevation max m
- 155
- French commune.area km2
- 58.64
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- La Fraternité-sur-Indre
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Châteauroux
- Population
- 4356
- Area
- 58.64
- Elevation
- 124
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Indre River
- Shares border with
- Villegouin
- Official website
- www.buzancais.fr
- Image
- Buzançais (Indre) - Mairie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Buzançais
- twinned administrative body
- Nidzica
- postal code
- 36500
- associated electoral district
- canton of Buzançais
- male population
- 2130
- female population
- 2375
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-54-84-19-33
- fax number
- +33-2-54-02-13-45
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Modern period
- 1847 Uprising
- Population
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Buzançais () is a commune and town in the French department of Indre, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.
It is situated northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city, and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve located in the historical province of Berry. The Indre river flows through the commune.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buzançais” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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