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Levroux

Levroux is a commune in the Indre department in central France, to the north of Châteauroux. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Saint-Martin-de-Lamps was merged into Levroux. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Pierre-de-Lamps was merged into Levroux. Its Porte de Champagne fortified gateway is the only survivor of its seven gates. Levroux is famous for its local delicacy of goats' cheese.

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Levroux
Commune
The medieval Porte de Champagne gate
The medieval Porte de Champagne gate
Coat of arms of Levroux
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Levroux
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Coordinates: 46°58′41″N 1°36′49″E / 46.9781°N 1.6136°E / 46.9781; 1.6136
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonLevroux
IntercommunalityCC Levroux Boischaut Champagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alexis Rousseau-Jouhennet1
Area
1
82.32 km2 (31.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
2,797
 • Density33.98/km2 (88.00/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36093 /36110
Elevation125–190 m (410–623 ft)
(avg. 141 m or 463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Levroux (French pronunciation: [ləvʁu] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France, to the north of Châteauroux. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Saint-Martin-de-Lamps was merged into Levroux.3 On 1 January 2019, the former commune Saint-Pierre-de-Lamps was merged into Levroux.4 Its Porte de Champagne fortified gateway is the only survivor of its seven gates. Levroux is famous for its local delicacy of goats' cheese.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,507—    
1975 3,439−0.28%
1982 3,387−0.22%
1990 3,278−0.41%
1999 3,104−0.60%
2007 3,028−0.31%
2012 3,047+0.13%
2017 2,947−0.67%
2023 2,797−0.87%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Levroux at 1 January 2025.
Source: INSEE5
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2015 (in French)
  4. Arrêté préfectoral 24 August 2018 (in French)
  5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE