La Châtre
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre | |
| Canton | La Châtre | |
| Community association | Châtre et Sainte Sévère | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 35 ′ N , 1 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 198-263 m | |
| surface | 6.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,109 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 678 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36400 | |
| INSEE code | 36046 | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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La Chatre is a French municipality with 4109 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement of La Châtre and capital of the canton of La Châtre .
history
Although the origin of the place is not known, the place name - following documents from the 16th century - is traced back to the Latin castra . Around 1010, Raoul II de Déols created the barony of La Châtre for his son Ebles.
In 1151 King Ludwig VII burned the place down, who in 1209 submitted to King Philip August .
Population development
- 1962: 4025
- 1968: 4524
- 1975: 4847
- 1982: 4922
- 1990: 4623
- 1999: 4547
- 2008: 4465
- 2017: 4109
Personalities
- George Sand , writer
- Emile Acollas ,
- Marcel Dussault , racing cyclist
- Henri de la Touche , founder of Figaro
- Jules Sandeau (1811-1883), writer
- Edouard Lévêque, alias Jean-Louis Boncoeur , painter and sculptor
Web links
Commons : La Châtre - Collection of images, videos and audio files
