La Châtre
La Châtre | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Town hall | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Châtre | |
  La Châtre  La Châtre | |
| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,038 |
| • 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
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| 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
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] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Châtre, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Normales et records pour Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre (36)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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