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Subprefecture and commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Le Blanc
Subprefecture and commune
Château de NaillacChâteau de Naillac
Coat of arms of Le BlancCoat of arms
Location of Le Blanc Map
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Coordinates: 46°38′04″N 1°03′49″E / 46.6344°N 1.0636°E / 46.6344; 1.0636
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Le Blanc
Canton Le Blanc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Lherpiniere[1]
Area1 57.61 km2 (22.24 sq mi)
Population (2021)[2] 6,204
• Density 110/km2 (280/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.

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 is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the river Creuse.

Historical population

YearPop.±% p.a.1793 4,780— 1800 4,723−0.17%1806 3,662−4.15%1821 4,452+1.31%1831 4,804+0.76%1836 5,095+1.18%1841 5,290+0.75%1846 6,075+2.81%1851 6,788+2.24%1856 5,731−3.33%1861 5,882+0.52%1866 5,956+0.25%1872 5,709−0.70%1876 6,122+1.76%1881 6,558+1.39%1886 7,140+1.72%1891 7,389+0.69%1896 6,764−1.75% YearPop.±% p.a.1901 6,663−0.30%1906 6,520−0.43%1911 6,493−0.08%1921 5,284−2.04%1926 5,511+0.84%1931 5,426−0.31%1936 5,789+1.30%1946 6,719+1.50%1954 6,427−0.55%1962 6,402−0.05%1968 6,767+0.93%1975 8,024+2.46%1982 7,769−0.46%1990 7,361−0.67%1999 6,998−0.56%2007 6,926−0.13%2012 6,840−0.25%2017 6,389−1.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

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 [5]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Blanc, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ RDF_project Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine