# La Châtre

La Châtre (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 4,000 | — |
| 1800 | 3,357 | −2.47% |
| 1806 | 3,926 | +2.64% |
| 1821 | 4,049 | +0.21% |
| 1831 | 4,343 | +0.70% |
| 1836 | 4,471 | +0.58% |
| 1841 | 4,635 | +0.72% |
| 1846 | 4,910 | +1.16% |
| 1851 | 4,970 | +0.24% |
| 1856 | 4,981 | +0.04% |
| 1861 | 5,038 | +0.23% |
| 1866 | 5,167 | +0.51% |
| 1872 | 4,928 | −0.79% |
| 1876 | 4,993 | +0.33% |
| 1881 | 5,234 | +0.95% |
| 1886 | 5,215 | −0.07% |
| 1891 | 5,048 | −0.65% |
| 1896 | 4,850 | −0.80% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 4,737 | −0.47% |
| 1906 | 4,744 | +0.03% |
| 1911 | 4,770 | +0.11% |
| 1921 | 3,931 | −1.92% |
| 1926 | 3,880 | −0.26% |
| 1931 | 3,734 | −0.76% |
| 1936 | 3,779 | +0.24% |
| 1946 | 4,109 | +0.84% |
| 1954 | 4,110 | +0.00% |
| 1962 | 4,025 | −0.26% |
| 1968 | 4,524 | +1.97% |
| 1975 | 4,847 | +0.99% |
| 1982 | 4,922 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 4,623 | −0.78% |
| 1999 | 4,547 | −0.18% |
| 2007 | 4,477 | −0.19% |
| 2012 | 4,352 | −0.56% |
| 2017 | 4,109 | −1.14% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :

## 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) :
| 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 ||||||||||||||