Aigurande
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Commune of Aigurande |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre |
| Canton | Aigurande |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 284 m–442 m (avg. 435 m) |
| Land area¹ | 27.77 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1668 |
| - Density | 60/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 36001/ 36140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Aigurande is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
[edit] History
The town's name derives from the Gallic word "Equoranda", which refers to a river or stream separating two Gallic tribes (in this case the Pictons (of Poitou) and the Bituriges (of the Berry).
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