Le Blanc
Subprefecture and commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Le Blanc (French pronunciation: [lə blɑ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Lo Blanc; Latin: Oblincum Cuborum) is a commune and a subprefecture of the department of Indre, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, central France.
Le Blanc | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Château de Naillac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Blanc | |
  Le Blanc  Le Blanc | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Le Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Lherpiniere[1] |
Area 1 | 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,164 |
| • Density | 107.0/km2 (277.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Blancois.e |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36018 /36300 |
| Elevation | 72–140 m (236–459 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the river Creuse.
History
Population
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| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2023)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buildings
The church of St Génitour dates from the 12th, 13th and 15th centuries. There is an old castle restored in the 19th century.[3]
Facilities
Near Le Blanc, there is a VLF-transmitter of French Navy. It transmits messages on 18.3 kHz and 21.7 kHz to submerged submarines [6]
Climate
| Climate data for Le Blanc (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1947–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
41.2 (106.2) |
43.3 (109.9) |
43.7 (110.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
43.7 (110.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68.3 (2.69) |
53.8 (2.12) |
56.0 (2.20) |
60.8 (2.39) |
74.7 (2.94) |
61.6 (2.43) |
51.3 (2.02) |
54.3 (2.14) |
57.8 (2.28) |
78.1 (3.07) |
79.2 (3.12) |
80.5 (3.17) |
776.4 (30.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.4 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 120.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
- Communes of the Indre department
- Marcel Gaumont. Sculptor of war memorial
