Le Blanc
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Château de Naillac
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
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| Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°ECoordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc | |
| Canton | Le Blanc | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Chanteguet | |
| Area1 | 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 6,946 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36018 /36300 | |
| Elevation | 72–140 m (236–459 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Le Blanc (French pronunciation: [lə blɑ̃]) is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Indre department in central France.
Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the Creuse River.
Near Le Blanc, there is a VLF-transmitter of French Navy. It transmits messages on 18.3 kHz and 21.7 kHz to submerged submarines
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