Ardentes

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Ardentes

Total population

3,778

Elevation150 m

Land area62.09 km²

Coordinates46.74°, 1.83°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ardentes is a commune in the department of Indre, region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The archaeologist Jean Hubert (1902–1994) was born in Ardentes.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

G

Georges Lubin

French romanist (1904–2000)

L

Louis Charpentier

French journalist and publisher (1905–1979)

Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée

French botanist (1789-1874)

André des Gachons

French painter (1871-1951)

J

Jean-François Sabouret

French sociologist and japanologist (1946–2023)

J

Jean Hubert

French art historian (1902–1994)

P

Paul Pesson

French entomologist (1911–1989)

R

Richard Dufour

French sculptor (1888-1959)

Stanislas Limousin

French pharmacist (1831-1887)

M

Marcel Cartier

French politician (1895-1965)

Alain Boureaud

French basketball coach

P

Paul-Edme Crublier de Saint-Cyran

French soldier

M

Maurice Delanne

A

Albert-René Daudonnet

French official (1897-1962)

M

Mathieu Rogier

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire

• Saint-Août
  6.4 mi away · pop. 816
• Montipouret
  7.2 mi away · pop. 593
• Bommiers
  8.1 mi away · pop. 312
• Sainte-Fauste
  8.1 mi away · pop. 262
• Brives
  8.9 mi away · pop. 242
• Velles
  9.4 mi away · pop. 974
• Saint-Maur
  10.2 mi away · pop. 3,641
• Sarzay
  10.3 mi away · pop. 298
• Pruniers
  10.8 mi away · pop. 502
• Bouesse
  11 mi away · pop. 394
• Thizay
  11.4 mi away · pop. 232
• Saint-Aubin
  11.8 mi away · pop. 158

Browse all places in Centre-Val de Loire →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-29

Gorse Orbweaver

Agalenatea redii

Seen 2026-06-18

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Seen 2026-06-17

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-06-13

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Seen 2026-06-06

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-06-06

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-05

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea

Seen 2026-06-05

Five-spot Burnet

Zygaena trifolii

Seen 2026-06-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ardentes, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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