Arrondissement Of La Châtre: Arrondissement of France
The arrondissement of La Châtre is an arrondissement of France, in the Indre department of the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Its capital is the city of La Châtre.
La Châtre | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| No. of communes | 51 |
| Subprefecture | La Châtre |
| Area | 1,204.2 km2 (464.9 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019) | 27,895 |
| INSEE code | 363 |
History
When the Indre department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Châteauroux was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of La Châtre is in the southeast of the Indre department. It has an area of 1,323.2 km2 (510.9 sq mi) and a population of 32,962 inhabitants.
The lowest point in the arrondissement is 104 m (341 ft) high, in the "commune" of Ceaulmont, and the highest is 467 m (1,532 ft) high, in the "commune" of Crevant.
It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Châteauroux, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Issoudun, to the east by the Cher departmen, to the south by the Creuse department and to the west by the arrondissement of Le Blanc.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
| INSEE code | Canton | Le Blanc | Châteauroux | La Châtre | Issoudun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3602 | Argenton-sur-Creuse | 12 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 3608 | La Châtre | 26 | 8 | 34 | ||
| 3611 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | 1 | 24 | 25 |
Communes
The arrondissement of La Châtre has 51 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
- Aigurande (36001)
- La Berthenoux (36017)
- Briantes (36025)
- La Buxerette (36028)
- Buxières-d'Aillac (36030)
- Champillet (36038)
- Chassignolles (36043)
- La Châtre (36046)
- Cluis (36056)
- Crevant (36060)
- Crozon-sur-Vauvre (36061)
- Feusines (36073)
- Fougerolles (36078)
- Gournay (36084)
- Lacs (36091)
- Lignerolles (36095)
- Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel (36099)
- Lourouer-Saint-Laurent (36100)
- Lys-Saint-Georges (36108)
- Le Magny (36109)
- Maillet (36110)
- Malicornay (36111)
- Mers-sur-Indre (36120)
- Montchevrier (36126)
- Montgivray (36127)
- Montipouret (36129)
- Montlevicq (36130)
- La Motte-Feuilly (36132)
- Mouhers (36133)
- Néret (36138)
- Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre (36141)
- Nohant-Vic (36143)
- Orsennes (36146)
- Pérassay (36156)
- Pouligny-Notre-Dame (36163)
- Pouligny-Saint-Martin (36164)
- Saint-Août (36180)
- Saint-Chartier (36184)
- Saint-Christophe-en-Boucherie (36186)
- Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet (36189)
- Saint-Plantaire (36207)
- Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre (36208)
- Sarzay (36210)
- Sazeray (36214)
- Thevet-Saint-Julien (36221)
- Tranzault (36226)
- Urciers (36227)
- Verneuil-sur-Igneraie (36234)
- Vicq-Exemplet (36236)
- Vigoulant (36238)
- Vijon (36240)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code | Commune | Population (2014) | Canton | Intercommunality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36046 | La Châtre | 4,278 | La Châtre | La Châtre et Sainte-Sévère |
| 36141 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | 1,665 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | Le Val de Bouzanne |
| 36127 | Montgivray | 1,654 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | La Châtre et Sainte-Sévère |
| 36001 | Aigurande | 1,481 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | La Marche Berrichonne |
| 36109 | Le Magny | 1,072 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | La Châtre et Sainte-Sévère |
| 36056 | Cluis | 1,006 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | Le Val de Bouzanne |
| 36189 | Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet | 957 | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre | La Marche Berrichonne |
| 36180 | Saint-Août | 858 | La Châtre | La Châtre et Sainte-Sévère |
| 36208 | Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre | 809 | La Châtre | La Châtre et Sainte-Sévère |
Related pages
References
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