the Lionheart, Prince John) and Philip Augustus, the truce declared at Châteauroux was so unexpected that it was attributed to a "miracle of Our Lady of Déols" and published in a Liber miraculorum B. Mariae Dolensis. This influenced the religious devotion of the inhabitants of the region towards the Virgin Mary. The Chapel of Notre-Dame des Miracles built on the north side of the abbey to protect the statue was destroyed in 1833 and the statue was then transported to the church of St Stephen where it is still today. The abbey church was sacked by the Protestants and burned out in 1568, during the religious wars; not one of the manuscripts from its library has been identified. In 1627 the abbey was suppressed by the agency of Henry II, prince of Condé and of Déols, who received its annual incomes, after the monks were denounced for corruption. With the abbey in ruins, the town declined and was eclipsed by its neighbour. Present Today, Déols is the third largest town in the Indre département'' with 7,600 inhabitants. Déols has succeeded in creating new dynamism through its economic, sports and cultural activities. Déols is not only situated on the A20 motorway (250 km south of Paris), but is also on a direct railway line from Paris (2 hours) to Toulouse. The Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport is sited on the northern approach to Déols, where there is also a business park. Population Personalities Jeanette Bougrab, born 1973 in Déols See also Communes of the Indre department References External links Municipal website Tourist information office Airport website Communes of Indre