Chitray

Chitray (French pronunciation: [ʃitʁɛ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Chitray
Commune
The church and surroundings, in Chitray
Location of Chitray
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Coordinates: 46°38′11″N 1°21′35″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Saint-Gaultier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Lerat[1]
Area 1	19.94 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	173
• Density	8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36051 /36800
Elevation	87–152 m (285–499 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	248	—
1975	222	−1.57%
1982	191	−2.13%
1990	167	−1.66%
1999	143	−1.71%
2009	163	+1.32%
2014	172	+1.08%
2020	181	+0.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department