Levroux
Levroux (French pronunciation: [ləvʁu] (
listen)) 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.[2] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Pierre-de-Lamps was merged into Levroux.[3] Its Porte de Champagne fortified gateway is the only survivor of its seven gates. Levroux is famous for its local delicacy of goats' cheese.
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 The medieval Porte de Champagne gate | |
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Location of Levroux  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°58′41″N 1°36′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Châteauroux |
| Canton | Levroux |
| Intercommunality | Région de Levroux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexis Rousseau-Jouhennet |
| Area 1 | 82.32 km2 (31.78 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,923 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36093 /36110 |
| Elevation | 125–190 m (410–623 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2015 (in French)
- Arrêté préfectoral 24 August 2018 (in French)
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