Arrondissement of La Châtre

The arrondissement of La Châtre is an arrondissement of France in the Indre department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 51 communes.^[2] Its population is 28,433 (2016), and its area is 1,204.2 km² (464.9 sq mi).^[3]

La Châtre
Arrondissement
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  (2021)[1]	27,656
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE code	363

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of La Châtre, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Aigurande (36001)
2. La Berthenoux (36017)
3. Briantes (36025)
4. La Buxerette (36028)
5. Buxières-d'Aillac (36030)
6. Champillet (36038)
7. Chassignolles (36043)
8. La Châtre (36046)
9. Cluis (36056)
10. Crevant (36060)
11. Crozon-sur-Vauvre (36061)
12. Feusines (36073)
13. Fougerolles (36078)
14. Gournay (36084)
15. Lacs (36091)
16. Lignerolles (36095)
17. Lourdoueix-Saint-Michel (36099)
18. Lourouer-Saint-Laurent (36100)
19. Lys-Saint-Georges (36108)
20. Le Magny (36109)
21. Maillet (36110)
22. Malicornay (36111)
23. Mers-sur-Indre (36120)
24. Montchevrier (36126)
25. Montgivray (36127)
26. Montipouret (36129)
27. Montlevicq (36130)
28. La Motte-Feuilly (36132)
29. Mouhers (36133)
30. Néret (36138)
31. Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre (36141)
32. Nohant-Vic (36143)
33. Orsennes (36146)
34. Pérassay (36156)
35. Pouligny-Notre-Dame (36163)
36. Pouligny-Saint-Martin (36164)
37. Saint-Août (36180)
38. Saint-Chartier (36184)
39. Saint-Christophe-en-Boucherie (36186)
40. Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet (36189)
41. Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre (36208)
42. Saint-Plantaire (36207)
43. Sarzay (36210)
44. Sazeray (36214)
45. Thevet-Saint-Julien (36221)
46. Tranzault (36226)
47. Urciers (36227)
48. Verneuil-sur-Igneraie (36234)
49. Vicq-Exemplet (36236)
50. Vigoulant (36238)
51. Vijon (36240)

History

The arrondissement of La Châtre was created in 1800.^[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Indre, it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Châteauroux, and it lost eight communes to the arrondissement of Châteauroux.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of La Châtre were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Aigurande
2. La Châtre
3. Éguzon-Chantôme
4. Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
5. Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de la Châtre (363)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
4. Historique de l'Indre
5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 15 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 91–93. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
6. Populations légales 2012: 36 Indre, INSEE

46.58°N 1.98°E / 46.58; 1.98