Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) François Daugeron^[1]Area26.03 km² (10.05 sq mi)Population775 • Density30/km² (77/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation222–342 m (728–1,122 ft)
(avg. 307 m or 1,007 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t sevɛʁ syʁ ɛ̃dʁ], literally Sainte-Sévère on Indre) is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is situated near the source of the river Indre.

The town was featured in the movie Jour de fête (1949) by Jacques Tati, which tells of a small amusement fair in a town and of the adventures of a rural postman. The fairground scenes were shot in the old town square, and many of the local inhabitants were given roles as extras.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,032	—
1975	1,034	+0.03%
1982	1,039	+0.07%
1990	939	−1.26%
1999	899	−0.48%
2009	851	−0.55%
2014	809	−1.01%
2020	774	−0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References