Buzançais
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Buzançais is a commune
in the Indre
département in central France
. It has an area of 58.6 km² (22.6 sq mi) . It had a population of 4,604 as of the most recent census. It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux
, the nearest large city and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve. It is at an elevation of 114 meters or 374 feet. The Indre river flows through the commune. Its residents are known as Buzançéens and Buzançéennes.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Indre
Indre
Indre is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.-History:Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
département in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It has an area of 58.6 km² (22.6 sq mi) . It had a population of 4,604 as of the most recent census. It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux
Châteauroux
Châteauroux is the capital of the Indre department in central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called Castelroussines or Castelroussins....
, the nearest large city and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve. It is at an elevation of 114 meters or 374 feet. The Indre river flows through the commune. Its residents are known as Buzançéens and Buzançéennes.