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 ...
France
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. The village is the site of the Gallic city of Pictavorum prior to the Roman Empire's domination of this part of Western Gaul (France).
and called Fines later on in the roman period.
The name Ingrandes comes from gallic Egoranda or Equoranda meaning frontier between regions. There are over 3 Ingrandes in the region, and over 100 towns, villages or locality called Ingrandes or other toponyms.Lacroix, p. 51, en référence à une étude de Paul Lebel : Où en est le problème d'*Equoranda. In: Romania, tome 63 n°250, 1937. pp. 145-203.
Geography
The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.
The Salleron forms most of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Anglin. The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Anglin, which flows northwest through the commune.
Population
See also
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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 following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Indre
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