Le Grand-Pressigny

Le Grand-Pressigny (French pronunciation: [lə ɡʁɑ̃ pʁesiɲi] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Le Grand-Pressigny
The church in Le Grand-Pressigny
Location of Le Grand-Pressigny
Le Grand-Pressigny
Le Grand-Pressigny
Coordinates: 46°55′16″N 0°48′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementLoches
CantonDescartes
IntercommunalityCC Loches Sud Touraine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christophe Le Roux
Area
1
39.55 km2 (15.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
868
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37113 /37350
Elevation52–135 m (171–443 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

There is a Chalcolithic flint mine located in the commune. It produced an unusual caramel-coloured stone which appears to have been highly prized across Europe with examples found in the Pyrenees, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Blocks of flint and unfinished blanks were traded, as well as finished tools.

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