Buzançais

Buzançais (French pronunciation: [byzɑ̃sɛ] ; Occitan: Buzancei; Latin: Busentiacum or Busenciacum) is a commune and town in the French department of Indre, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.

Buzançais
Town hall
Location of Buzançais
Buzançais
Buzançais
Coordinates: 46°53′27″N 1°25′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementChâteauroux
CantonBuzançais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Régis Blanchet
Area
1
58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
4,504
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymBuzançéen.ne
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36031 /36500
Elevation102–155 m (335–509 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Châteauroux, the nearest large city, and is near the Brenne regional nature preserve located in the historical province of Berry. The Indre river flows through the commune.

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