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La Châtre

La Châtre
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of La Châtre
Coat of arms
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
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement La Châtre
Canton La Châtre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Nicolas Forissier
Area1 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,477
 • Density 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 36046 /36400
Elevation 198–263 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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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 ʃɑtʁ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

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


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