Pilâtre is a lunar impact crater near the southwestern limb of the Moon.

Just to the west-southwest is Chappe, a formation of similar dimension to Pilâtre.

[2] Due to its location, this crater is viewed almost from the edge from the Earth, limiting the amount of detail that can be observed.

This part of the surface is also subject to libration, and the crater can sometimes be completely hidden from view.

The interior floor is somewhat irregular, and contains a small craterlet near the southeastern inner wall.