La Châtre
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| Commune of La Châtre | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 59' 16" East |
| Latitude | 46° 34' 59" North |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre |
| Canton | 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 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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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.
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