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The arrondissement of Loches is an arrondissement of France in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 112 communes. Its population is 118,282 (2016), and its area is 2,742.5 km2 (1,058.9 sq mi).

Loches (French pronunciation: [lɔʃ] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It is situated 42 kilometres (26 mi) southeast of Tours by road, on the left bank of the river Indre.

Beaulieu-lès-Loches (French pronunciation: ​[boljø lɛ lɔʃ], literally Beaulieu near Loches) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

The canton of Loches is an administrative division of the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Loches.It consists of the following communes:

Perrusson (French pronunciation: [pɛʁysɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu (French pronunciation: ​[fɛʁjɛʁ syʁ boljø], literally Ferrière on Beaulieu) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Saint-Jean-Saint-Germain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Chambourg-sur-Indre (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃buʁ syʁ ɛ̃dʁ] (listen), literally Chambourg on Indre) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Perhaps already occupied in the Neolithic era, the site was colonized at the time of the Roman Empire; witnessed by many traces of an aqueduct, a Roman villa, a Roman road. Hosting a Viguerie (medieval administrative court) and a medieval fief, Chambourg became a commune in 1789, following an exchange of hamlets hitherto undivided with its neighbor Chédigny. Flooding of the Indre, always to be feared in 2014, has not deterred people from settling permanently in Chambourg on the banks of the river. Formed as Chambourg-sur-Indre in 1920, the town is one of the few rural areas of Lochois that as not experienced population decline in the 20th century. In 2011, its population was 1,317. Over the last 30 years, agriculture in the community has refocused around large farms specializing in the cultivation of cereals, oil seeds and protein crops. In industry, since 1961, Chambourg-sur-Indre has welcomed a major French company in the field of traffic signs. Between the Gâtine of Loches plateau, the Loches forest and the Indre valley, Chambourg has in its territory varied wildlife worthy of being partially integrated with multiple national conservation efforts including (ZNIEFF) and (Natura 2000) for the assessment and protection of biodiversity.

Chanceaux-près-Loches (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɑ̃so pʁɛ lɔʃ], literally Chanceaux near Loches) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃ syʁ ɛ̃dʁwa] (listen), literally Saint-Quentin on Indrois) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Chédigny (French pronunciation: ​[ʃediɲi]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Verneuil-sur-Indre (French pronunciation: [vɛʁnœj syʁ ɛ̃dʁ] (listen), literally Verneuil on Indre) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.