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Issoudun is a commune of the Indre département in France. It is also referred to as Issoundun, which is the ancient name. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Indre is a département in the center of France named after the Indre River. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...


In 1195, Richard the Lion Hearted defended the city from the advances of King Phillip of France.


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Mairie d'Issoudun (301 words)
Issoudun is a dynamic town in the heart of a population centre which includes over 30,000 inhabitants.
The town is a member of two associations of communes: the Community of Municipalities of the Issoudun Area (CCPI) and the Region of Issoudun and of Berry Champagne.
The Community of Municipalities of the Issoudun Area is the second largest economic centre in Indre and the fourth in the whole of Berry.
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