The arrondissement of Châteauroux ( ) is a district (''

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

'') of France 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 the

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Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (; ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior ...

. It has 84

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. Its population is 126,377 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Châteauroux, and their

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Ardentes Ardentes () is a commune in the department of Indre, region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The archaeologist Jean Hubert (1902–1994) was born in Ardentes. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list o ...

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Argenton-sur-Creuse Argenton-sur-Creuse (, ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Geography Argenton-sur-Creuse lies on the river Creuse, about 28 km southwest of Châteauroux. Argenton-sur-Creuse station has rail connections to Vierzon, ...

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Argy Argy () is a commune in the department of Indre and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, 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 c ...

(36007) # Arpheuilles (36008) #

Arthon Arthon () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Bouzanne. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre ...

(36009) # Badecon-le-Pin (36158) # Baraize (36012) # Baudres (36013) #

Bazaiges Bazaiges () is a commune in the Indre département in central France. Geography The river Abloux forms part of the commune's southwestern border. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 co ...

(36014) # Bouesse (36022) #

Bouges-le-Château Bouges-le-Château () 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 ...

(36023) # Bretagne (36024) # Brion (36026) #

Buzançais Buzançais () is a communes of France, commune and town in the departments of France, French department of Indre, administrative regions of France, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. It is situated northwest of Châteauroux, the near ...

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Ceaulmont Ceaulmont () 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 fo ...

(36032) # Celon (36033) #

La Chapelle-Orthemale La Chapelle-Orthemale () 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 coopera ...

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Chasseneuil Chasseneuil () is a commune in the Indre department in central France.Commune ...

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Châteauroux Châteauroux ( ; ; ) 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 Châteauroux te ...

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

(36045) # Chavin (36048) # Chezelles (36050) #

Cléré-du-Bois Cléré-du-Bois () 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 ...

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(36055) # Coings (36057) # Cuzion (36062) #

Déols Déols () is a commune in the department of Indre, region of Centre-Val de Loire, central France. Déols is an ancient town with a famous Benedictine abbey, Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Bourg-Dieu. Today it is somewhat overshadowed by the nearby city ...

(36063) # Diors (36064) #

Écueillé Écueillé () is a commune in the Indre department, 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 fol ...

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Éguzon-Chantôme Éguzon-Chantôme (; Limousin: ''Aguson e Chantòsma'') is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is situated on the river Creuse. A nearby hydroelectric dam (the Éguzon Dam), opened in 1923, provides electricity and also cr ...

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Étrechet Étrechet () 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 fo ...

(36071) # Fléré-la-Rivière (36074) #

Fontguenand Fontguenand () 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 ...

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Francillon Francillon () 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 ...

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Frédille Frédille () 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 fol ...

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Gargilesse-Dampierre Gargilesse-Dampierre () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association and is situated near the confluence of the Gargilesse strea ...

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Gehée Gehée () 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 follo ...

(36082) # Heugnes (36086) #

Jeu-les-Bois Jeu-les-Bois () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Bouzanne. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the ...

(36089) # Jeu-Maloches (36090) #

Langé Langé () 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 follo ...

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Levroux Levroux () is a commune in the Indre department in central France, to the north of Châteauroux. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Saint-Martin-de-Lamps was merged into Levroux. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Pierre-de-Lam ...

(36093) # Luant (36101) #

Luçay-le-Mâle Luçay-le-Mâle () 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 ...

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Lye Lye is the common name of various alkaline solutions, including soda lye (a solution of sodium hydroxide) and potash lye (a solution of potassium hydroxide). Lyes are used as cleaning products, as ingredients in soapmaking, and in various other c ...

(36107) # Mâron (36112) # Le Menoux (36117) # Méobecq (36118) #

Montierchaume Montierchaume () is a commune in the Indre department, 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 ...

(36128) # Mosnay (36131) # Moulins-sur-Céphons (36135) #

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(36136) # Neuillay-les-Bois (36139) # Niherne (36142) # Palluau-sur-Indre (36149) # Le Pêchereau (36154) #

Pellevoisin Pellevoisin () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Marian apparitions On the night of 14 February 1876, as she lay in Pellevoisin dying of pulmonary tuberculosis, Estelle Faguette, a domestic servant, reportedly saw the Vi ...

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Le Poinçonnet Le Poinçonnet () 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 t ...

(36159) # Pommiers (36160) #

Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Geography The Bouzanne flows west through the northern part of the commune, then flows into the Creuse, which forms the commune's southwestern border. Popul ...

(36161) # Préaux (36166) # Rouvres-les-Bois (36175) # Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot (36188) # Saint-Genou (36194) # Saint-Lactencin (36198) # Saint-Marcel (36200) # Saint-Maur (36202) # Saint-Médard (36203) # Sassierges-Saint-Germain (36211) #

Selles-sur-Nahon Selles-sur-Nahon () 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 ...

(36216) # Sougé (36218) # Tendu (36219) # Le Tranger (36225) #

Valençay Valençay () is a commune in the Indre department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography Valençay is situated in the Loire Valley. It sits at the end of a plateau. on a hillside overlooking the River Nahon. Va ...

(36228) # Velles (36231) #

Vendœuvres Vendœuvres () is a commune in the Indre department, central France. Geography The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 ...

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La Vernelle La Vernelle () 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 ...

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Veuil Veuil () 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 follow ...

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Vicq-sur-Nahon Vicq-sur-Nahon () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Population Toponymy The inhabitants are called the Vicquois.Indre< ...

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Villedieu-sur-Indre Villedieu-sur-Indre (, literally ''Villedieu on Indre'') 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 ...

(36241) # Villegongis (36242) #

Villegouin Villegouin () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Geography The Indrois has its source in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Indre department The following is a list of the 241 communes of the Indre ...

(36243) # Villentrois-Faverolles-en-Berry (36244) # Vineuil (36247)

History

The arrondissement of Châteauroux was created in 1800.Historique de l'Indre
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Indre, it gained eight communes from the

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

, and it lost one commune to the

arrondissement of Le Blanc The arrondissement of Le Blanc is an arrondissement of France in the Indre department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 57 communes. Its population is 30,501 (2021), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Le ...

and one commune to the arrondissement of La Châtre. 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 aspect ...

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 Châteauroux were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 36 Indre
INSEE #

# Châteauroux-Centre # Châteauroux-Est # Châteauroux-Ouest # Châteauroux-Sud # Châtillon-sur-Indre # Écueillé #

References

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