Levroux

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.

Levroux
Commune
The medieval Porte de Champagne gate
Coat of arms
Location of Levroux
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Coordinates: 46°58′41″N 1°36′49″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Châteauroux
Canton	Levroux
Intercommunality	CC Levroux Boischaut Champagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexis Rousseau-Jouhennet[1]
Area 1	82.32 km2 (31.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,802
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36093 /36110
Elevation	125–190 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Levroux at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department