Indre, Loire-Atlantique
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Indre Endrez/Antr |
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The River Loire at Basse-Indre
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Indre
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| Coordinates: 47°11′58″N 1°40′12″W / 47.1994°N 1.67°WCoordinates: 47°11′58″N 1°40′12″W / 47.1994°N 1.67°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Saint-Herblain-1 | |
| Intercommunality | Nantes Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Le Drenn (Socialist Party) | |
| Area1 | 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006 estimate)2 | 3,688 | |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44074 /44610 (Basse-Indre and Haut-indre), 44620 (Indret) | |
| Dialling codes | 02 | |
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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.
Indre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
The name Indre, pronounced [ɛ̃dʁ] in French, derives from that of Latin Antrum. The city was called Antrum and Antrinse monasterium in 840, Andra in 1144 was renamed Aindre and Indre.
The inhabitants of Indre are known in French as indrais .
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