La Châtre

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

La Châtre
Subprefecture and commune
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
La Châtre is located in Centre-Val de Loire
La Châtre
La Châtre
Coordinates: 46°34′59″N 1°59′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLa Châtre
CantonLa Châtre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Judalet[1]
Area
1
6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,034
 • 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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,000—    
1800 3,357−2.47%
1806 3,926+2.64%
1821 4,049+0.21%
1831 4,343+0.70%
1836 4,471+0.58%
1841 4,635+0.72%
1846 4,910+1.16%
1851 4,970+0.24%
1856 4,981+0.04%
1861 5,038+0.23%
1866 5,167+0.51%
1872 4,928−0.79%
1876 4,993+0.33%
1881 5,234+0.95%
1886 5,215−0.07%
1891 5,048−0.65%
1896 4,850−0.80%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,737−0.47%
1906 4,744+0.03%
1911 4,770+0.11%
1921 3,931−1.92%
1926 3,880−0.26%
1931 3,734−0.76%
1936 3,779+0.24%
1946 4,109+0.84%
1954 4,110+0.00%
1962 4,025−0.26%
1968 4,524+1.97%
1975 4,847+0.99%
1982 4,922+0.22%
1990 4,623−0.78%
1999 4,547−0.18%
2007 4,477−0.19%
2012 4,352−0.56%
2017 4,109−1.14%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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.
  • Birthplace of Adolphe-Simon Neboux (1806–1844), surgeon and naturalist

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Châtre, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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