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La Châtre
La Châtre
Subprefecture and commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of La Châtre
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	Coordinates: 46°34′59″N 1°59′16″E / 46.5831°N 1.9878°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	La Châtre
Canton	La Châtre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Judalet
Area 1	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)	4,034
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

Population

Historical population

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

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

Climate data for La Châtre (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre), elevation 302 m (991 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.9 (67.8)	24.0 (75.2)	29.8 (85.6)	31.0 (87.8)	34.0 (93.2)	41.0 (105.8)	41.4 (106.5)	41.6 (106.9)	36.6 (97.9)	33.2 (91.8)	26.4 (79.5)	22.6 (72.7)	41.6 (106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	9.2 (48.6)	13.3 (55.9)	16.4 (61.5)	20.3 (68.5)	24.1 (75.4)	26.6 (79.9)	26.7 (80.1)	22.4 (72.3)	17.5 (63.5)	11.9 (53.4)	8.7 (47.7)	17.1 (62.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	5.3 (41.5)	8.3 (46.9)	10.8 (51.4)	14.5 (58.1)	18.1 (64.6)	20.2 (68.4)	20.3 (68.5)	16.5 (61.7)	12.9 (55.2)	8.2 (46.8)	5.5 (41.9)	12.1 (53.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.6 (34.9)	1.3 (34.3)	3.3 (37.9)	5.3 (41.5)	8.7 (47.7)	12.1 (53.8)	13.9 (57.0)	13.9 (57.0)	10.5 (50.9)	8.4 (47.1)	4.6 (40.3)	2.2 (36.0)	7.2 (45.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−13.8 (7.2)	−6.4 (20.5)	−11.0 (12.2)	0.4 (32.7)	4.0 (39.2)	2.1 (35.8)	−2.0 (28.4)	−8.0 (17.6)	−11.6 (11.1)	−16.4 (2.5)	−19.4 (−2.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69.9 (2.75)	61.1 (2.41)	59.1 (2.33)	71.5 (2.81)	84.0 (3.31)	65.1 (2.56)	62.7 (2.47)	65.1 (2.56)	71.9 (2.83)	78.3 (3.08)	76.8 (3.02)	78.4 (3.09)	843.9 (33.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.6	11.7	10.5	11.0	11.6	9.5	8.4	8.2	8.9	11.9	12.9	13.2	130.3
Source: Meteociel^[5]