La Châtre

Subprefecture and commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Patrick Judalet^[1]Area6.06 km² (2.34 sq mi)Population4,034 • Density670/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation198–263 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] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
• Communes of the Indre department

References