Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre

Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
The town hall in Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
Location of Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
Coordinates: 46°29′15″N 2°04′19″E / 46.4875°N 2.0719°E / 46.4875; 2.0719
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLa Châtre
CantonLa Châtre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) François Daugeron
Area
1
26.03 km2 (10.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
775
  Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36208 /36160
Elevation222–342 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.