Châtre

Châtre is a common French, located in the department of the Indre and the area Center.

Geography

History

Located on a slope which dominates the Black Valley, Châtre could be in the beginning, a Celtic refuge, a Oppidum Gallic or a fortress of the Middle Ages. Many historians contributed their share in the search of his origins.

Châtre in Bas-Berry was born from a Roman Camp for some, Gallic for others, from where its appearance under the name of “Castra” in the acts of files of XVI^e.

Pierquin of Gembloux, archeologist, who published a History of Châtre in 1860, thinks that an abbey founded towards 640, was placed there under the protection of Vincent.

According to Leon Mauduit, historian, in his History of Indre appeared about 1879, the site of the city would have been the center of a camping, a refuge of the Gallic troops fleeing Jules César.

Emile Chenon, historian, deceased in 1927, allot the origin of the city to a Roman camp which protected the passage from Indre, on the great way Nickle silver-Châteaumeillant. This military origin points out the weapons of the city: “of sinople with three money tents”.

The name of “Castrated” appears in the acts of files of XVI^e. About 1010, Raoul II of Déols creates the baronnie of Châtre for his Ebbes son. In this baronnie the strongholds and seigniories of Sarzay are located, Briantes, Angibault, Saint Martin's day de Thevet, Maugivray, Montlevic, Virolan, Bellefont, Ars, the Freehold, Nohant, Vieilleville, the Plum with the Pot. The seigniory concerned princes de Déols and the lords of Chateauroux.

Burned in 1152 per Louis VII, submitted to Philippe-Auguste in 1209, “closed well and walled well” in XV^e, touched by the plague in 1629, the city preserves many traces of its medieval past.

See: Historical heritage and monk of Châtre

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

The war memorial 1914-1918 called Berrichonne and inaugurated in 1923 is due to Ernest Nivet (1871-1948) sculptor berrichon, raises Rodin.

See descriptions on the spot and monuments while clicking here

Personalities related to the commune

George Sand, woman of letters (Paris 1804, Nohant 1876)
Emile Acollas, juriconsulte, born in 1820.
Marcel Dussault is an old runner cyclist, born the May 14th 1926.
Henri de Latouche directing of Mercury at the xixe century, founder of the Barber in 1828, editor of Andre Chénier, friend of George Sand, Balzac, Jules Sandeau. Born with Châtre in 1785, deceased with Valley-in Aulnay in 1851.
Jules Sandeau 1811-1883, friend of Dawn Dupin Baroness Dudevant, wrote a novel with it ( Rose and Blanche ) and gives him part of its name: it will become George Sand. It had a house with Châtre, places Market, unfortunately destroyed there is approximately ten years.
Edouard Lévêque, known under the name of Jean-Louis Boncoeur, teaching in visual art with the George-Sand college, painter, man of letters and French actor, born with Châtre in 1911, deceased in 1997.

See too

Common of Indre

External bonds

Châtre on the site of the national geographical Institute
Châtre on the site of INSEE
Châtre on the site of Quid
Localization of Châtre on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane of Châtre on Mapquest
Châtre and its inheritance
Site on the Country of George Sand in Berry

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