Le Blanc
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Commune of Le Blanc |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Le Blanc (chef-lieu) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 72 m–140 m (avg. 120 m) |
| Land area¹ | 57.61 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,998 |
| - Density | 121/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 36018/ 36300 |
| 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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Le Blanc is a commune and a sous-préfecture in the Indre département of France.
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[edit] Geography
Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the Creuse River.
[edit] 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 [1]
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