Le Blanc (; ; ) is a commune and a subprefecture of the department of Indre, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, central France.
Geography
Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the river Creuse.
History
Le Blanc, which is identified with the Roman Oblincum, was in the Middle Ages a lordship belonging to the house of Naillac and a frontier fortress of the province of Berry.
Population
Buildings
The church of St Génitour dates from the 12th, 13th and 15th centuries. There is an old castle restored in the 19th century.
Climate
See also
- Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
- Communes of the Indre department
- Marcel Gaumont. Sculptor of war memorial