Levroux

Levroux
Commune
The medieval Porte de Champagne gateThe medieval Porte de Champagne gate
Coat of arms of LevrouxCoat of arms
Location of Levroux Map
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Coordinates: 46°58′41″N 1°36′49″E / 46.9781°N 1.6136°E / 46.9781; 1.6136
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonLevroux
IntercommunalityRégion de Levroux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alexis Rousseau-Jouhennet
Area182.32 km2 (31.78 sq mi)
Population (2021)2,842
 • Density35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code36093 /36110
Elevation125–190 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.

Levroux (French pronunciation: ) 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-Lamps was merged into Levroux. 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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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 24 August 2018 (in French)
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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