The arrondissement of Issoudun is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Indre Indre (; oc, Endre) is a landlocked department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administ ...

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in the

Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (, , ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (french: région Centre, link=no, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley ...

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. It has 49

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. Its population is 34,252 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Issoudun, and their

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s, are: # Aize (36002) #

Ambrault Ambrault () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department References

Communes of Indre {{Indre-geo-stub ...

(36003) # Anjouin (36004) #

Bagneux Bagneux may refer to: Communes in France *Bagneux, Aisne * Bagneux, Allier *Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine * Bagneux, Indre * Bagneux, Marne * Bagneux, Meurthe-et-Moselle * Bagneux-la-Fosse, Aube Other * Bagneux British Cemetery, département of the Somm ...

(36011) # Bommiers (36019) # Les Bordes (36021) # Brives (36027) # Buxeuil (36029) #

Chabris Chabris () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Located at an important river crossing-place on the road from Valençay to Romorantin with a bridge since Roman times, Chabris was once the site of the ancient Bishop of Bourges ...

(36034) # La Champenoise (36037) #

La Chapelle-Saint-Laurian La Chapelle-Saint-Laurian () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department References

Communes of Indre {{Indre-geo-stub ...

(36041) # Chouday (36052) # Condé (36059) # Diou (36065) # Dun-le-Poëlier (36068) # Fontenay (36075) # Giroux (36083) # Guilly (36085) #

Issoudun Issoudun () is a commune in the Indre department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is also referred to as ''Issoundun'', which is the ancient name. Geography Location Issoudun is a sub-prefecture, located in the east o ...

(36088) # Liniez (36097) # Lizeray (36098) # Luçay-le-Libre (36102) # Menetou-sur-Nahon (36115) # Ménétréols-sous-Vatan (36116) # Meunet-Planches (36121) # Meunet-sur-Vatan (36122) #

Migny Migny () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

(36125) # Neuvy-Pailloux (36140) # Orville (36147) #

Paudy Paudy () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

(36152) # Poulaines (36162) # Pruniers (36169) # Reboursin (36170) # Reuilly (36171) #

Saint-Aoustrille Saint-Aoustrille () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is named after the 7th-century Saint Austregisilus. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indr ...

(36179) # Saint-Aubin (36181) # Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle (36185) # Sainte-Fauste (36190) #

Sainte-Lizaigne Sainte-Lizaigne is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre department of France. The communes cooperate in the f ...

(36199) # Saint-Florentin (36191) #

Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon (, literally ''Saint-Georges on Arnon'') is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre depa ...

(36195) #

Saint-Pierre-de-Jards Saint-Pierre-de-Jards () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre department of France. The communes cooperate ...

(36205) # Saint-Valentin (36209) #

Ségry Ségry () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

(36215) # Sembleçay (36217) # Thizay (36222) # Val-Fouzon (36229) #

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(36230) # Vouillon (36248)

History

The arrondissement of Issoudun was created in 1800, It was disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.Historique de l'Indre
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Issoudun were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 36 Indre
INSEE # Issoudun-Nord # Issoudun-Sud # Saint-Christophe-en-Bazelle # Vatan

References

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