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Commune of Issoudun |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Issoudun |
| Canton | Issoudun-Sud and Issoudun-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Pays d’Issoudun |
| Mayor | André Laignel (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 122–161 m (avg. 129 m) |
| Land area¹ | 36.60 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
13,685 |
| - Density | 373/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36088/ 36100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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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.
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