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See also: Indre

The Indre is a department French. It carries the number 36 in French departmental classification.

The department of Indre owes its name with the Indre, a river which crosses it.

History

detailed Article: History of Indre

The department was created with the French revolution, the March 4th 1790 pursuant to the law of the December 22nd 1789, starting from part of the province of the Berry.

Policy

detailed Article: Political of Indre

Geography

The Indre form with the Expensive, its close department, with few things close the old province of the Berry. It is made up of 7.000 km ² which is populated of 235.000 inhabitants is a density of 34 hab/km ².

One can break up this department into 4 large tourist poles of North in the South (of the Lochois towards the Hollow one) and 2 cities in charge of history.

Scrap-metal country in extreme cases of the Touraine and the Lochois Country, whose tourism is dedicated today to the records of the diplomacy Napoleon ienne, around the castle of the Prince of Talleyrand in Valençay Château of Valencay, primarily of type rebirth, remains sumptuous of Talleyrand, Foreign Minister of Napoleon. With Bulges and Azay-le-Ferron, it forms the “gold triangle” of the castles of the department.

  • Brenne - Country of the Thousand Ponds

26th the Regional natural park French is due to a will of safeguarding of the environment, natural heritage, cultural and an economic dynamic. Drive out, fishing (in ponds), pisciculture (House of Pisciculture with Wall-in-Brenne). Fauna and flora are remarkable, particularly the Orchidée S savages, of many ponds, full of fish, with their Libellule S, their million migratory birds and their Cistude S, small fresh water tortoises.

  • Chateauroux and the Valley of Indre

Chateauroux (Raoul Castle), owes its name with its founder Raoul de Déols (937). In the old workings, one finds beautiful houses old, of which that of the general Bertrand, faithful companion of Napoleon, become Musée today. Brood of Cordeliers. Large Scene Equinox. Park of Beautiful-Isle of 12 ha. Meadow protected from St Gildas. Tropical greenhouses. In August, festival D.A.R.C., training courses and spectacles of contemporary dance. Déols, cradle of Chateauroux. Neolithic and Gallo-Roman vestiges. Vestiges of the powerful abbey of XIIe S. dismantled by Condé of which one of the 7 bell-towers remains today. Carry Clock (XVe S.) Church Holy Etienne (X in XVIe S.) Eco-Park of Chènevières.

  • Issoudun and the Champagne Berrichonne

Issoudun, old royal city, White Tower, Many houses of XVe S. in the heart of city. Memories of Balzac which wrote " there; Rabouilleuse". Museum of the Holy old people's home Roch.
Vatan, pretty city with the picturesque lanes bordered of houses of the XVII and XVIIIes S.

Another often undulating scrap-metal country, where the old landscape of meadows or fields surrounded by " is still preserved partly; bouchures" - planted thick hedges of trees. Tourist life dominated by the passage of George Sand with Nohant. Several festivals: romantic Festivals in June (chamber music, theater and literature) and the International meetings Frederic Chopin in July (piano) with Nohant, the International meetings of the Violin makers and Main Bell ringers around on July 14th with Saint-Chartier

Nohant: Remain of George Sand, where Chopin lived 7 summers, composed more half of its works, whose unforgettable chiefs of works, and where some great names of the romanticism remained, like Balzac, Flaubert, Liszt, Alexandre Dumas wire, Tourgueniev, etc permanent Exposition on the puppets of Maurice Sand. Romantic festivals each year in June and Meetings Frederic Chopin in July in the old sheep-fold of the castle, with a program particularly dedicated to Chopin and his work.
Keep of Sarzay. Fortress XIV and XV°siècles site of a novel of George Sand, " the Miller of Angibault".
Montipouret: The Mill of Angibault, another site of the novel. Restored, whose wheel turns and who must of the flour. Pleasant framework spade-to screw the summer. Exposure on the mills, the flour, the bread and. Berry. Animations the summer.
Châtre: Museum George Sand and of the Black Valley in the old keep of the castle. Curious collection of 3.000 birds of XIXe. A room devoted to the memory of the writer supplements with happiness the visit of Nohant. (Conservative: Christiane Sand, heiress of the Sand legacy).
Castle of Ars (XVIe S.), ex-remains of Doctor Gustave Papet, one of the good friends of the writer. Property of the City of Châtre and seat of the International Center George Sand and the Romanticism. Exposures. The Romantic ones of Ars at the beginning of September. Vic: Small Romance church with the remarkable frescos of XIIe S. on the topic of the Redemption, saved in their time thanks to George Sand and Prosper Mérimée, first Inspector of the Historic buildings. Saint-Chartier: Castle (XVe and restored in XIXes.), said " Sonneurs" Masters; according to a novel of George Sand. (Private property). Each year, around on July 14th, in the park of the castle and all the village, International meetings of the Violin makers and Main Bell ringers (Living room of stringed-instrument trade and concerts of traditional musics).
Lily-Saint-Georges: small village of charm with medieval castle, Romance church, leper-house, communal oven, " travail" to shoe oxen. House of the gardener transformed into small museum of arts and traditions popular and animated by the inhabitants of the village. Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre: Basilica Saint-Jacques-the-Major, splendid Romance building in rotunda on the model of Saint-Sépulchre of Jerusalem. Châpiteaux remarkable. Exposures of religious art and layman. Classified with the world heritage of UNESCO. Pilgrimage of Saint-Blood at Pentecost.
Pomological company: Orchards and vine academies. Fair bio in August. Celebrates Apple and grape harvest in October. Fair with forgotten vegetables at the beginning of October with Tranzault.
Holy-severe: charming village immortalized by Jacques Tati with his " Day of Fête". Soon scénovision set up. Carry strengthened 15th Halles century of wood. Vestiges of the strong castle. Bursting: Rock cluster of the Park of Parrelles.

  • Nickle silver - Eguzon - the Valley of Hollow

De Crozant with Tournon-Saint-Martin, a spectacular, boxed or quite simply picturesque landscape, which announces the green landscapes of the Limousin. Here it is the reign of the leisures of outdoor around the Creuse river or of the water level of Eguzon (300 ha). Cultural appointments: in Saint-Marcel, close to Nickle silver, in the Gallo-Roman city of Argentomagus, and Gargilesse, where George Sand had a maisonnette, become Musée. Each summer, in August, Festival of Summer of toothing-stone.
Crozant - Site of the ruins of the castle, in spectacular overhang on the Hollow one - School of the Painters of outdoor at the time of the blossoming of impressionism - More than 200 painters their names attached to this area, of which Claude Monet with Fresselines into Hollow, Armand Guillaumin in Crozant and Leon Detroy in Gargilesse. (Author of " The School of the Painters of Crozant" and galerist with That Dunoise (23): Christophe Rameix).
Eguzon: storage reservoir of 300 ha with sand beaches, supervised bathe, fishings, leisures nautical. Base Outdoor secondary road at the edge of the lake (center-boards, boards with veil, VTT, climbing). Small museum of Arts and Popular Traditions in the borough. Village-stage on has 20.

Saint-Benoit-of-Sault the belongs to the association of the " More beautiful villages of France" . Old relay on the road of Saint Jacques de Compostelle. Include church of Romance style and priory Benedictine founded with Xe S., Roman bridge, ramparts, belfry, gate of the XIV and XVe S. and a charming maze of old houses in the medieval city. Beautiful exposures of contemporary art and high cattle fairs colors.

Gargiless, the small village of artists fixed on the rock, 2nd village of Indre registered with the association of the most beautiful villages of France, with its Romance church (crypt and frescos XII and XVes centuries), its castle beginning XVIIe (postern XIIIe S.) which shelters a beautiful contemporary art gallery, its picturesque lanes and the tiny house-refuge of George Sand, the Algira Villa. Festival of Summer of toothing-stone in August.
The Pine - Panorama remarkable of the Loop of the Pine, dominating the meanders of the Hollow one.
Nickle silver - charming old workings of the edges of Hollow, " Venice berrichonne". Alluring small Museum of Shirt manufacture and Male Elegance pointing out the very old vocation of town of Nickle silver clothes industry.
Argentomagus, in Saint-Marcel, the Gallo-Roman city: very modern archaeological Museum, built on the site even of excavations always in progress. New estival exposure each year. Days of the ancient craft industry. Days prehistory (to launch small swaths, lighting of fire, painting of frescos…). Conservative: Patrick Mat, archeologist and historian. To also visit, the Saint-Marcel old man around his beautiful strengthened Romance church.
Castle-Guillaume with Lignac. Fortress set up in XIe S. by the terrible duke Guillaume d' Aquitaine.A perhaps considering being born beautiful Aliénor. Dismantled under Richelieu, restored at the end of last century by an architect raises of Purple-the-Duke. Splendid specimen of the vision that the Romantic ones had the Middle Ages. Visit outsides, vault and of some parts. (Private property).
The White - 2 Romance churches low downtown and high downtown, dominated by the castle Naillac (XII and XVe S.). This one shelters Ecomusée of Brenne and the Blancois Country, where a beautiful museography brilliantly puts in scene the natural heritage and cultural of the area. Pedestrian circuit in the old streets of the High City. House of the Friends of the White (exposure of arts and traditions popular).
Fontgombault - Very beautiful abbey bénédictine of XIIe S. founded in XIe by Pierre of Star. Does not visit itself, but liturgical offices in Gregorian chant accessible to the public.
Ingrandes, small museum Henry de Monfreid, the adventurer of the South Seas.
Mérigny - spectacular Cliffs dominating the valley of the Hollow one.

Products of the soil: wines of Reuilly (AOC) and Valençay (VDQS). Truncated pyramid, goat's milk cheeses (pyramids) AOC of Valençay, and Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, pointed pyramid. Green lenses of Berry (red label).

Traditional specialities: Pie berrichon, or pie of Easter: puff pastry, joke and hard-boiled eggs. Citrouillat: pie with pumpkin. Potato wafer or truffiat: flaky preparation furnished with mashed potatoes to soft white cheese. Chicken smears some, or cock with blood. Eggs " with the testicle of âne" : poached with the red wine, sauce shallots. Poirat: pie with pears. Tart " with the barriaux" : with prunes with pilot wheels of paste.

Artisanal and/or traditional manufacture: kirsch with the White, marsipan cakes and câlins of the St. Valentine's day with Issoudun, noisettine with Châtre, chocolates with the White and Valençay, rabbit pies with Thevet-Saint-Julien, condiments with Sarzay, preserves of pigeon with Rivarennes, oils of first cold pressure in Clion, etc

Climate

See also: Climate of Indre

The climate of the department of Indre is not homogeneous. The line " Châtre - Nickle silver-on-Hollow - Ingrandes " separate in North from the areas from altitude 80 to 200 m from " Séquanien" climate;. In the South the buttresses begin from the Massif Central of altitude 200 to 450 m of central climate.

The two climates are characterized by heights of precipitations and temperatures unequal.

The distribution of precipitations over the 12 months of the year is rather homogeneous as well in quantity as in frequency. The annual height of received water increases north towards the south; extreme north receives 500 to 600 mm, the Berrichonne Champagne and Northern Boischaut 600 to 700 mm, the area of Chateauroux - Holy-Severe - Chaillac 700 to 800 mm, finally the south of department 800 to 900 mm and even 900 to 1.000 mm towards Aigurande. Except in the South of the department, the winters are generally rather soft. The cold periods are fewer and shorter than in the North of the Loire, 10 to 14 snowfalls on average per annum of which 50% do not exceed 1 cm thickness, 49% between 1 and 9 cm, 1% between 10 and 19 cm; persistence on the ground seldom exceeds a week. These data are rather appreciably exceeded in the southern zone.

The annual number of days of frost is of 50 in the northern zone, 86 in the southern zone.

The amplitude of the annual variation of the average temperature of the air is of approximately 15°. The average temperature of January is of 3 with 4° (minimum means 0 with 1°, maximum means 6 with 7°). That of July is about 19 with 20° (minimum means 13 with 14°, maximum means 25 with 26°).

  • Lasted of insolation annual average: 1.840 to 1.880 hours.

  • Frequency of the storms: 15 to 20 per annum.
  • Frequency of the falls of hail: 3 to 4 times per annum, especially in spring.
  • 30 to 45 days of fogs - especially from October to February.
  • dominant Winds: West-south-west (the most frequent direction) then North-eastern, generally weak or moderate.

Among other microclimatic characteristics, one can announce two areas of the department which present notable characteristics caused by the natural cover of the ground:

· Brenne has average temperatures lower by 1 than 2° with those of the zones which surround it. · In the east of the forest of Chateauroux, the area the Burning ones receives annual precipitations lower of 200 m/m than those observed in the center of this forest.

Economy

detailed Article: Economy of Indre

Demography

detailed Article: Demography of Indre

The inhabitants of Indre are the Indriens . The Indriens are 231.139 (census of 1999).

Culture

detailed Article: Culture in Indre

LEISURES

  • Boischaut-North - Country of Valençay:

- Small tourist train the B.A. (White-Money) of Salbris with Luçay-the-Male. - Recreation park of Foulquetière with Luçay-the-Male - Visit-tastings in the Field bean cellars, Fontguenand and Valençay. - Dinners (in costumes) in the dining room castle of Valençay. - Visit of the faience manufacture of Parpeçay. - Visit of a parchment factory with Levroux. - " Days discovered: the Country of Valençay opens with vous". Visits of farms, peits castles, producers, craftsmen of the area of Valençay - Hiking, equestrian or with VTT. - Exits nature and discovered flora and fauna (Reserve of Chérine, pond of Blizon, Bellebouche or Red Sea, path of Beauregard) with the House of the Regional natural park. - Visit of the High Key with VTT. - Stroll in the barouche or carriage around the ponds of Brenne. - Fishing in pond at the day. - Huntings for small or big game in forest of Lancosme. - Visit of the miellery of Ingrandes - Excursion of Brenne to foot, horse, VTT

  • Chateauroux and the Valley of Indre:

- Stroll in the barouche or carriage in forest of Chateauroux. - Golf of the Valley of Indre with Villedieu. - Visit of mielleries in Buzançais and Chézelles. - Training course festival DARC in August in Chateauroux. - Living room of the Book of Chateauroux in November.

  • Issoudun and the Berrichonne Champagne:

- Gliding in Issoudun. - Visit-tastings in the cellars of Diou and/or meal in the cellars of Reuilly. - Golf in Sarrays. - VTT in Black Valley. - Strolls in attachment or roulotte. - Golf and balneotherapy with the Field of Dryades. - Jump with the rubber band since the viaduct of Cluis. - Piloting of Formula 3 on the road racing set of Châtre. - Excursion with the Country of George Sand: 3 days of excursion to topic accompanied with foot, VTT, horse - " One day at George Sand and Chopin" : Circuit-discovery in one day of the sites sandiens and the craftsmen and producing local. - " Walks around a village" : discovered large and small inheritance of the village of the " Noire" valley;.

  • the Valley of Hollow:

- Climbing on the rocks of the Ropemaking machine, the Loop of the Pine and Dube. - Base of Outdoor of Eguzon: Center-board or board with veil, hiking, equestrian or with VTT, climbing, shooting with the arc, oar, or programs multi-activities. - Base of Outdoor of the White: Hiking or with VTT, shooting with the arc, canoe-kayak, climbing, speleology, swin-golf or program of multi-activities. - Parcapuces, recreation park of Orsennes. - Parachuting at the aerodrome of the White. - Swin-golf with the White. - Water skiing on the Lake Eguzon. - Turn in the boat-high-speed motorboat around the Lake Eguzon. - Visit of the engine room of the dam Eguzon. - Leather Leather working of Carpus to the White.

Tourism

detailed Article: Tourism in Indre This department does not count less than 80 Romance churches and 100 castles and residences of medieval time…
  • Saint-Benoit-of-Sault the, Saint-Benoit-of-Sault in images
  • On the ways of the novels of Georges Sand, not to fail to visit the Château of Sarzay, place of the “Meunier of Angibault”, close to Châtre and Nohant.
  • Festival of the Master-Bell ringers with Saint-Chartier, mid-July.

Others

Blasonnement of the department is of azure to the fasce heavy shower of money accompanied by three flowers of gold lily, with the bent engrêlée edge of mouths.

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Prefecture of Indre
  • General advice of Indre
  • WHOIS database of Indre
  • Blog on the climate of the department of Indre

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