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La Châtre is a commune in the Indre department within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It serves as the capital of both the arrondissement of la Châtre and the canton of la Châtre. The town is situated along the Indre River and shares borders with Briantes, Lacs, Le Magny, and Montgivray. Its official postal code is 36400, and it is twinned with Spilimbergo.
The commune covers an area of 6.06 square kilometers. According to available data, its population is recorded as 4,922, with a breakdown of 1,762 males and 2,347 females. Another source lists the population as 4,687. The head of government is Nicolas Forissier. The town’s elevation is noted as 263 meters in one record and 221 meters in another.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Châtre
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,687
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Department
- Indre
- Arrondissement
- La Châtre
- Canton
- La Châtre
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Patrick Judalet
- Area
- 6.06 km (2.34 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 4,037
- Density
- 666/km (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)
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Encyclopedic overview
La Châtre ( French pronunciation: [la ʃatʁ] ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Châtre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.