Château-Chinon (Ville)
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Château-Chinon (Ville)
Château-Chinon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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Coordinates: 47°03′55″N 3°55′59″E / 47.0653°N 3.9331°ECoordinates: 47°03′55″N 3°55′59″E / 47.0653°N 3.9331°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Nièvre |
Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) |
Canton | Château-Chinon |
Intercommunality | CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Chantal Marie Malus[1] |
Area 1 | 4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 1,926 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 58062 /58120 |
Elevation | 337–655 m (1,106–2,149 ft) (avg. 534 m or 1,752 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Château-Chinon (Ville) (French pronunciation: [ʃato ʃinɔ̃ vil] (listen)) is a commune in the Nièvre department in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.[3]
The villages around the town are grouped in another commune named Château-Chinon (Campagne).
François Mitterrand (1916–1996), President of France from 1981 to 1995, was the mayor of Château-Chinon from 1959 to 1981.
It is about 200 miles (320 km) southeast of Paris.[4]
Twin towns[]
Cortona, Italy
Timbuktu, Mali
Villeréal, France
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ INSEE: Official code
- ^ Kaplan, Sarah. "'Dentist of horror' on trial for alleged 'mutilations' in rural French village." The Washington Post. March 9, 2016. Retrieved on March 9, 2016.
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