Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre

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Coordinates: 46°29′15″N 2°04′19″E / 46.4875, 2.07194444444

Commune of Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre

Location
Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre (France)
Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Indre
Arrondissement La Châtre
Canton Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
(chef-lieu de canton)
Statistics
Elevation 222 m–342 m
(avg. 307 m)
Land area¹ 26.03 km²
Population²
(1999)
899
 - Density 34/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 36208/ 36160
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre is a small town and commune in the Indre département of France situated near the source of the Indre River. The town has a population today of approximately 899 (1999).

The town was featured in the movie "Jour de fête" (1949) by Jacques Tati, which tells of a small amusement fair in a town and of the adventures of a rural postman. The fairground scenes were shot in the old town square and many of the local inhabitants were given roles as extras.