La Châtre

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La Châtre
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of La Châtre
Coat of arms
Location of La Châtre
La Châtre is located in France
La Châtre
La Châtre
Coordinates: 46°34′59″N 1°59′16″E / 46.5831°N 1.9878°E / 46.5831; 1.9878Coordinates: 46°34′59″N 1°59′16″E / 46.5831°N 1.9878°E / 46.5831; 1.9878
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLa Châtre
CantonLa Châtre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Judalet
Area
1
6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
4,040
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36046 /36400
Elevation198–263 m (650–863 ft)
(avg. 222 m or 728 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Châtre (French pronunciation: [la ʃatʁ] (About this soundlisten)) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 4,000—    
1800 3,357−16.1%
1806 3,926+16.9%
1821 4,049+3.1%
1831 4,343+7.3%
1836 4,471+2.9%
1841 4,635+3.7%
1846 4,910+5.9%
1851 4,970+1.2%
1856 4,981+0.2%
1861 5,038+1.1%
1866 5,167+2.6%
1872 4,928−4.6%
1876 4,993+1.3%
1881 5,234+4.8%
1886 5,215−0.4%
1891 5,048−3.2%
1896 4,850−3.9%
1901 4,737−2.3%
1906 4,744+0.1%
1911 4,770+0.5%
1921 3,931−17.6%
1926 3,880−1.3%
1931 3,734−3.8%
1936 3,779+1.2%
1946 4,109+8.7%
1954 4,110+0.0%
1962 4,025−2.1%
1968 4,524+12.4%
1975 4,847+7.1%
1982 4,922+1.5%
1990 4,623−6.1%
1999 4,548−1.6%
2008 4,477−1.6%

Personalities[]

  • It was the birthplace of Henri de Latouche and Emile Acollas. André Boillot the auto racing driver crashed here in 1932 and died from his injuries.
  • George Sand lived for most of her life at Nohant-Vic near La Châtre.

From 1938 to his death in 1953, Jean de Boschère lived in La Châtre with his companion Elizabeth d'Ennetières.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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