The Indre () is a long river in central France, a left tributary to the

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...

. Its source is in the department of Cher, near

Préveranges Préveranges () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Geography A large farming area comprising the village and many hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Joyeuse, some south of Bourges, at ...

. It flows through the departments of Cher, Indre and

Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.La Châtre La Châtre () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population Personalities *It was the birthplace of Henri de Latouche and Emile Acollas. André Boillot the auto racing driver crashed here in 1932 and died from his injur ...

Châteauroux Châteauroux (; ; oc, Chasteurós) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate ...

and

Loches Loches () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It is situated southeast of Tours by road, on the left bank of the river Indre. History Loches (the Roman ''Leucae'') grew up around a monastery founded about 500 by St ...

. It joins the Loire near the site of the Chinon nuclear power plant, north of Avoine. Its main tributary is the

Indrois The Indrois () is a long river in the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments in central France. Its source is at Villegouin. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Indre, into which it flows at Azay-sur-Indre. Departments ...

, which joins at

Azay-sur-Indre Azay-sur-Indre (, literally ''Azay on Indre'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Geography The Indrois flows west through the eastern part of the commune, then flows into the Indre. The village lies in the midd ...

. A smaller tributary is the

Trégonce The Trégonce is a river of France which flows in the department of Indre, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is a right tributary of the river Indre. The Trégonce has a tributary stream, the Fontaines. References Rivers of France R ...

. Departments and towns along the river: * Cher * Indre:

La Châtre La Châtre () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population Personalities *It was the birthplace of Henri de Latouche and Emile Acollas. André Boillot the auto racing driver crashed here in 1932 and died from his injur ...

Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Loches Loches () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It is situated southeast of Tours by road, on the left bank of the river Indre. History Loches (the Roman ''Leucae'') grew up around a monastery founded about 500 by St ...

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Rivers of France Rivers of Cher (department) Rivers of Indre Rivers of Indre-et-Loire Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire {{France-river-stub