Issoudun

Issoudun

French commune
nomcommune=Issoudun
Tour blanche
région=Centre
département=Indre
arrondissement=Issoudun
canton=Issoudun-Sud and Issoudun-Nord
insee=36088
cp=36100
maire=André Laignel
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Pays d’Issoudun
longitude=1.994362
latitude=46.960808
alt moy=129 m
alt mini=122
alt maxi= 161 m
hectares=3660
km²= 36.60
sans=13,685
date-sans=1999
date-dens=1999
dens=373|

Issoudun is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is also referred to as Issoundun, which is the ancient name.

Administration

Issoudun is a sub-prefecture of the Indre department.

History

In 1195, Richard I of England defended the city from the advances of Philip II of France. Around this time the remarkable beak-shaped keep of the castle was built.

In 1917, the U.S. Air Service established its 3rd Aviation Instruction Center about nine miles northwest of the town. The center, which was the source of the majority of U.S. pursuit pilots, eventually grew to a population of nearly 10,000 students, instructors and ground personnel. It was at that time the largest aviation base in the world. A single monument remains to mark this accomplishment.

In 1917, the U.S. Air Service built its largest European training center a few kilometers nortwest of the city. At the time of the Armistice, 11 November 1918, thirteen fields were in operation and well over 10,000 ground personnel, student pilots and instructors were located there. It was at that time the largest air base in the world. A single monument on Department Route 960 remains to mark Issoudun's part in the Great War.

The International broadcasting center of TDF (Télédiffusion de France) is at Issoudun/Ste Aoustrille. Issoudun is currently utilized by TDF for shortwave transmissions. The site uses 12 rotary ALLISS antennas fed by 12 transmitters of 500 kW each to transmit shortwave broadcasts by Radio France International (RFI), along with other broadcast services.

External links

* [http://www.issoudun.fr/ Town council website]
* [http://www.nd-sacre-coeur.org Notre-Dame du Sacré-Coeur]
* [http://www.corazonmisionero.addr.com/Issoudun_basilica.jpgPicture of Issoudun Basilica]


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