La Châtre
Subprefecture and commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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La Châtre (French pronunciation: [la ʃatʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
La Châtre | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Châtre | |
  La Châtre  La Châtre | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′59″N 1°59′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre |
| Canton | La Châtre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Judalet[1] |
Area 1 | 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,037 |
| • Density | 666/km2 (1,730/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. | |
Population
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| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2023)[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
Climate
| Climate data for La Châtre (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre), elevation 302 m (991 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present) | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||
