Ingrandes () is a

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in the Indre department in central

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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 parc naturel régional de la Brenne (; ) is an large regional nature park located in the French department of Indre, France. It was founded December 22, 1982. Of old, ''La Brenne'' was a region in the old French provinces of Berry and Tour ...

. The

Salleron The Salleron (french: le Salleron) is a long river in the Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre departments in central France. Its source is several small streams which converge in a pond at Azat-le-Ris. It flows generally north. It is a left tributar ...

forms most of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the

Anglin The Anglin () is a long river in the Creuse, Indre and Vienne departments in central France. Its source is near Azerables. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Gartempe, into which it flows near Angles-sur-l'Anglin. ...

. The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Anglin, which flows northwest through the commune.

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