Le Blanc (French pronunciation: [lə blɑ̃] ; Occitan: Lo Blanc; Latin: Oblincum Cuborum) is a commune and a subprefecture of the department of Indre, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, central France.
Le Blanc | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Château de Naillac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Blanc  | |
  Le Blanc  Le Blanc | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Le Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Lherpiniere[1] |
| Area 1 | 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,204 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Blancois.e |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36018 /36300 |
| Elevation | 72–140 m (236–459 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the river Creuse.
Population
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Facilities
Near Le Blanc, there is a VLF-transmitter of French Navy. It transmits messages on 18.3 kHz and 21.7 kHz to submerged submarines [5]
See also
- Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
- Communes of the Indre department
- Marcel Gaumont. Sculptor of war memorial
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Blanc (Indre).
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 351.