Buzançais

At the heart of France in the department of Indre, Buzançais is a city where life is good.

Economic development center, Buzançais, dynamic city, has a business and associations important and implements a diverse cultural policy.

Located on the borders of the Brenne, Champagne and Berrichonne Boischaut North Buzançais has the advantages of a country with varied landscapes and architectural heritage from its rich past.

Municipality	Buzançais
Postcode	36500
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Latitude	46.8886160 (N 46° 53’ 19”)
Longitude	1.4218230 (E 1° 25’ 19”)
Altitude	From 102m to 155m
Surface area	58.64 km²
Population	4579 inhabitants
Density	78 inhabitants/km²
Prefecture	Châteauroux (23 km, 27 min)
Insee code	36031
Intercommunality	CC Val de l'Indre - Brenne
Department	Indre
Territory	Berry
Region	Centre-Loire Valley

Argy	6.1 km (8 min)
La Chapelle-Orthemale	6.3 km (9 min)
Sainte-Gemme	7.7 km (9 min)
Saint-Lactencin	8 km (10 min)
Saint-Genou	9.4 km (12 min)
Villegouin	9.8 km (15 min)
Villedieu-sur-Indre	10.5 km (11 min)
Pellevoisin	11.8 km (13 min)
Sougé	12 km (14 min)
Vendoeuvres	12.1 km (14 min)
Arpheuilles	13.1 km (13 min)
Palluau-sur-Indre	13.1 km (14 min)
Francillon	13.6 km (15 min)
Niherne	14.9 km (17 min)
Heugnes	15.1 km (19 min)

Mills: Until about 1760, 8 mills were located on the Indre: flour mills, cloth mills and downstream to a mill that was spraying tan oak bark used in the preparation of hides. The most important were the "Bridge mills" owned by Robert, lord of the 11th century Buzançais.
Street Bridges: The multiple arms of the Indre is a major characteristic of Buzançais, "the city of seven bridges. To access the city from the west, he had to cross the Indre on a series of wooden bridges. The city experienced several major floods in 1600, 1604, 1660, 1740 and 1910. Street Bridges is that we find the birthplace of Albert Laprade (1883-1978), world-renowned architect, member of the Institute.
Place Balanant: Place Games and Monument of the War of 1870. It derives its name from the bowling installed outside the walls. You can still see part of the wall that extends from the other side of the Rue Neuve. The place now bears the name of Victor Balanant. The memorial of the 1870 war is the work of sculptor Ernest Nivet Berry.
Walled enclosure: Most of the fortifications were dismantled in the late 18th century. But you can see on the Rue Neuve location moat tower pierced by a deadly wall. Rue Neuve is that it was fine bourgeois mansions targets of the rioters from hunger in 1847.
Rue Aristide Briand: It is the portal of the Hotel Dieu, built on the proposal of Charles Paul Francis Beauvilliers. It is set in the corner building of the Hôpital Saint Roch, and nearby was a view of the central body of the Hotel Dieu of the 17th century and its beautiful gardens.
Chapelle Saint-Lazare: Remnants of the former leper colony from the 12th century.
Priory Holy Cross: It is located on rue Victor Hugo. Founded in January 1418 by Jean de Prie, lord of Buzançais, it housed a community of monks of the Crosier order. Closed 6 years before the revolution he was successively hall, granary, horse post and lingerie garment factories until 1983. Since 1985, it is partly owned by an association of backup.
Street of the old Town Hall: This is where the remaining foundations of the former Old Castle at the end of which was built the tower of which only vestiges remain. Built on a mound in the second half of the 9th century, it was gradually surrounded by the "old town" where people sought his protection.
Place de Gaulle: Le Pavillon des Ducs - 1531 - was built by admiral Chabot, who allowed the funding of 3 expeditions of Jacques Cartier, discoverer of New France. The castle was the location of the current position. It was destroyed by German troops August 30, 1944. The neo-gothic church of the 19th and 20th centuries leads to the only remains of the castle gardens descending in terraces to the edge of the Indre. Next Great Gardens, the former Romanesque church of Saint Honore was burned by German troops August 30, 1944. On its site, the current City Hall was built. It bears the old seals of the lordship and the armorial bearings of the Chabot family.
Baron Pond: Located 2 km from the city is a place to relax, walk with games for children. Picnic areas, a fitness trail. This place allows the practice of fishing in peace.
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Fishing: Presenting a good diversity of aquatic habitats, particularly rich in floodplains, the Indre Buzançais has a diverse fish population: pike, zander, perch, roach?? Course fishing tourism. Fishing pond also Baron.
Hiking trails and passage of the GR 46. 3 trails from the site of the Black Head: 8, 14 and 21 km. You can find more details about hiking in City Hall.

Natural sites	Wood of Chaume

Market every Friday morning.
Spring Fair: fair trade market with plants, wine exhibition, the 1st Sunday in May
Festival of Trees in late March.
Christmas Market in early December.

Last name	Activity type	Rate	City
Bas-Berry Tourist Train	Entertainment	12 € to 19 €	Écueillé (22 km)
La Tour des Secrets Escape Game	Entertainment	75 € to 120 €	Issoudun (44 km)

Last name	Outing type	Difficulty	Duration	Departure municipality
Along the Cher by bike	Cycling itinerary	Easy	2:30	Pouillé (49 km)
Dolus-le-Sec Wind Turbine	Village visit	Easy	30 min	Dolus-le-Sec (50 km)
Over time	Hike	Easy	40 min	Nalliers (53 km)
Discovering the Maison de la Paix in Villesalem	Hike	Easy	4:05	Journet (53 km)
Autour du ruisseau de Villiers	Hike	Easy	30 min	Faverolles-sur-Cher (53 km)

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