Indre, Loire-Atlantique

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indre (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ] ; Gallo: Aendr, Breton: Antr or Endrez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

CountryFrance
Area
1
4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
4,160
Quick facts Aendr (Gallo) Endrez/Antr (Breton), Country ...
Indre
Aendr (Gallo)
Endrez/Antr (Breton)
The Loire at Basse-Indre
The Loire at Basse-Indre
Flag of Indre
Coat of arms of Indre
Location of Indre
Indre is located in France
Indre
Indre
Indre is located in Pays de la Loire
Indre
Indre
Coordinates: 47°11′58″N 1°40′12″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonSaint-Herblain-1
IntercommunalityNantes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Anthony Berthelot[1]
Area
1
4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
4,160
  Density881/km2 (2,280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44074 /44610 (Basse-Indre and Haut-indre), 44620 (Indret)
Dialling codes02
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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Etymology

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 .

Administration

Mayors

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List of mayors of Indre[3][4]
TermNameParty
Mathurin Buet
?- 1812 - ?Pierre Fauluy
1871[5]Victor Boquien
1876–1907Victor Boquien
1907–1908Jules Dupuy
1908–?Joseph Déjoie
1921–?Henri Michel
1968–1977Félix GuyotSFIO
2001–2006Alcide MaquairePS
2006–2014Jean-Luc Le DrennDVG
2014–2020Serge DavidDVG
2020–incumbentAnthony BerthelotDVG
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Population

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