Place du Marché
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Market Square

Rue du Marché, la maison à colombages, qui date du XV^e siècle fut au XIX^e siècle la demeure de Sylvain Chicot chez lequel George Sand s'approvisionnait en chandelles, cire et tabac.

Au fond, la maison dite "pointue", qui date aussi du XV^e siècle, donne son caractère médiévale à la petite rue qui la borde.

Jules Sandeau (écrivain et amant de George Sand), habita en bordure de cette place entre 1818 et 1832. Il lui inspira son pseudonyme directement inspiré de Sandeau.

[English translation:]
This large square became the main square of the city, starting from the 15th century. Some old houses bear witness to this golden age which saw the beginning of the industrial and commercial development of La Châtre.

"Rue du Marché", a half-timbered house dating from the 15th century, was in the 19th century the home of Sylvain Chicot, where George Sand was supplied with candles, wax and tobacco.

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Jules Sandeau, writer and lover of George Sand, lived on the edge of this square between 1818 and 1832. Her (Sand's) pseudonym was directly inspired by Sandeau.

(Marker Number 21.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.
 
Location. 46° 34.847′ N, 1° 59.217′ E. Marker is in La Châtre, Centre-Val de Loire (Centre-Loire Valley), in Indre. It is at the intersection of Place du Marché and Rue Basse on Place du Marché. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Place du Marché, La Châtre, Centre-Val de Loire 36400, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.

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2. La Châtre - Place du Marché

Looking northeast across the square (with the Eglise La Châtre visible in the background), this photograph was taken from approximately the same location as the marker site.