La Châtre

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Commune of La Châtre
Location
Longitude 01° 59' 16" East
Latitude 46° 34' 59" North
Administration
Country France
Région Centre
Département Indre (sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement La Châtre
Canton Canton of la Châtre
(chef-lieu de canton)
Statistics
Altitude 198 m–263 m
(avg. 222 m)
Land area¹ 6.06 km²
Population²
(1999)
4547
 - Density (1999) 750/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 36046/ 36400
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

La Châtre is a commune of the Indre département, in France.

It was the birth place of Henri de Latouche and Emile Acollas. André Boillot the auto racing driver crashed here in 1932 and died from his injuries.