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La Châtre

Centre-Val de Loiretown

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La Châtre

Total population

4,034

Air quality index

47Good
Elevation198 m
Land area6.06 km²
Coordinates46.58°, 1.99°

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City facts

Elevation
198 m
Area
6.06 km²
head of government
Nicolas Forissier
Official website
www.lachatre.fr

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

La Châtre is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.5816
Longitude
1.9867
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
47
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
24.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
94
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
26,243
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Noctule Bat
    Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    894
  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    616
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    548
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    493
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    490
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    484
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    474
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    399

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
93
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2022-05-09

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.55
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,297

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
201
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

tawny longhorn beetle
tawny longhorn beetle
Paracorymbia fulva
Seen 2026-06-20
Stenopterus rufus
Stenopterus rufus
Stenopterus rufus
Seen 2026-06-16
mock strawberry
mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
Seen 2026-06-13
Common Privet
Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Seen 2026-06-06
Heather crab spider
Heather crab spider
Thomisus onustus
Seen 2026-06-06
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Seen 2026-06-04
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
Seen 2026-06-01
Barred Grass Snake
Barred Grass Snake
Natrix helvetica
Seen 2026-05-27
Black Banded Bee Fly
Black Banded Bee Fly
Hemipenthes morio
Seen 2026-05-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of La Châtre, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Ancien Couvent des Carmes 1 — La Châtre, France0 miAncien Couvent des Carmes 2 — La Châtre, France0 miMaison, 4 place Laisnel-de-la-Salle, La Châtre — La Châtre, France0 miLa Châtre (Indre) (23597766791) — La Châtre, France0 miLa Châtre (Indre) (23680211125) — La Châtre, France0 miLa Châtre (Indre) (23053127353) — La Châtre, France0 miLa Châtre (Indre) (23384484060) — La Châtre, France0 miMaison du XVème siècle — La Châtre, France0.1 miMaison pointue 1 — La Châtre, France0.1 miLa Châtre G. Sand 1 — La Châtre, France0.1 miLa Châtre G. Sand 2 — La Châtre, France0.1 miRuechatre1 — La Châtre, France0.1 mi86. La Châtre. Quartier de la Tête Noire. Vieille Porte de l'Ancien Grenier à Sel (c.1920) (17412940339) — La Châtre, France0.1 mi拉沙特尔市中心 — La Châtre, France0.1 miCèdre du Liban, La Châtre — La Châtre, France0.1 miCèdre du Liban, La Châtre et chapelle des Capucins — La Châtre, France0.1 miCP La Châtre - Le palais de justice — La Châtre, France0.1 miChateau la Chatre — La Châtre, France0.2 miHotel Notre Dame — La Châtre, France0.2 miFontaine Ste Radegonde 1 — La Châtre, France0.2 miFontaine Ste Radegonde 2 — La Châtre, France0.2 miChateau sand chatre — La Châtre, France0.2 miBoschere maison — La Châtre, France0.2 miBoschere plaque — La Châtre, France0.2 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
36046
Department
36
Region
24
Population (Wikidata)
4,037

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr