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Tournon Saint Martin

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Indre

Intercommunality
  
Brenne Val de Creuse

Area
  
25.82 km²

Local time
  
Monday 11:08 PM

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Tournon-Saint-Martin

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
1,250 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Le Blanc

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 76% Humidity

Tournon-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Contents

Map of 36220 Tournon-Saint-Martin, France

Geography

The commune is located in natural region Boischaut Nord in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

The commune is located dat the limit of Indre-et-Loire departement (région Centre) and Vienne departement (Poitou-Charentes region ).

Antiquity

Tournon Saint Martin was an important crossroad. A Roman road crossed it, coming from Argenton-sur-Creuse ( Argentonmagus ) and going to Poitiers et Tours, following 'la Creuse' river.

Middle-Age

  • Ruins of Prinçay Castle (xve siècle).
  • References

    Tournon-Saint-Martin Wikipedia