Mézières-en-Brenne
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The town hall in Mézières-en-Brenne
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 Mézières-en-Brenne
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Mézières-en-Brenne
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| Coordinates: 46°49′18″N 1°12′41″E / 46.8217°N 1.2114°ECoordinates: 46°49′18″N 1°12′41″E / 46.8217°N 1.2114°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc | |
| Canton | Mézières-en-Brenne | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Louis Camus | |
| Area1 | 57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,076 | |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36123 /36290 | |
| Elevation | 84–138 m (276–453 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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.
Mézières-en-Brenne is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
It is located is at the heart of the Brenne regional natural park. The Brenne is one of France's most important wetlands. A large diversity of natural habitats is responsible for an abundance of wildlife of which the best known are the birds: purple heron, black-necked grebe, bittern, marsh harrier, whiskered tern, short-toed eagle. The Brenne is also Europe's most important site for the European pond tortoise.
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