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  Region Centre
  Prefecture Châteauroux
  Subprefectures Le Blanc <br> La Châtre <br> Issoudun
  Population 231,139pop_date=1999pop_rank=81stdensity=34
  Area 6791area_scale=9
  Arrond 4cantons=26communes=247
  President Louis Pinton pres_party=
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Indre is a '' Département '' in the center of France named after the Indre River .


HISTORY


Indre was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4 , 1790 . It was created from part of the former province of Berry .


GEOGRAPHY


Indre is part of the current region of Centre (Val De Loire) and is surrounded by the departments of Indre-et-Loire , Loir-et-Cher , Cher , Creuse , and Vienne .


DEMOGRAPHICS

The inhabitants of the department are called ''Indriens''.


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Indre is also the name of a Commune in the '' Département '' of Loire-Atlantique , France .

Indrė is also a Lithuania n female name equal to Henrietta .