Tournon-Saint-Martin
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Tournon-Saint-Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Tournon-Saint-Martin
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Coordinates: 46°44′07″N 0°57′18″E / 46.7353°N 0.955°E / 46.7353; 0.955
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Intercommunality	Brenne Val de Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Hervo[1]
Area 1	25.82 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,119
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36224 /36220
Elevation	64–140 m (210–459 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tournon-Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [tuʁnɔ̃ sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.^[3]

Geography

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

The commune is located on the border of the Indre-et-Loire departement (Centre-Val de Loire region) and near the Vienne departement (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region).

History

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

• Ruins of Prinçay Castle (15th century).

Population