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.[1] Its population is 28,433 (2016), and its area is 1,204.2 km2 (464.9 sq mi).[2]

La Châtre
Arrondissement
Location within the region Centre-Val de Loire
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
No. of communes51
SubprefectureLa Châtre
Area
 • Total1,204.2 km2 (464.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total28,433
 • Density24/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE code363

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of La Châtre, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  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.[3] 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.[4]

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:[5]

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

References
  1. "Arrondissement de la Châtre (363)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. Historique de l'Indre
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 15 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 91–93. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  5. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-21.

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