Bonneuil () is a commune in the

Indre Indre (); is a 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 administrative region of Cent ...

department in central France. The small village contains a manor house built in the 15th century called ''La Fortilesse'', where Jean-Baptiste Rougier de la Bergerie, a Baron of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

's empire, was born, on 4 September 1757. He authored a number of books on agriculture. Today the building is privately owned and has been for sale for a couple of years.

Geography

The river

Benaize The Benaize (; , or ) is a long river in the Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre departments, central France. Its source is near La Souterraine. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Anglin, into which it flows north o ...

forms most of the commune's southern border.

Geography

Population

See also