- Mézières-en-Brenne
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Mézières-en-Brenne
Administration Country France Region Centre Department Indre Arrondissement Le Blanc Canton Mézières-en-Brenne Statistics Elevation 84–138 m (276–453 ft)
(avg. 90 m/300 ft)Land area1 57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi) Population2 1,160 (1999) - Density 20 /km2 (52 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 36123/ 36290 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 46°49′18″N 1°12′41″E / 46.8216666667°N 1.21138888889°E
Mézières-en-Brenne is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
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Natural Park
It is located is at the heart of the Brenne regional natural park. The Brenne is one of France's most important wetlands. An large diversity of natural habitats is responsible for an abundance of wildlife of which the best known are the birds: purple heron, black-necked grebe, bittern, marsh harrier, whiskered tern, short-toed eagle. The Brenne is also Europe's most important site for the European pond tortoise.
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Categories:- Communes of Indre
- Indre geography stubs
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