Châtillon-Coligny

Châtillon-Coligny
Châtillon-Coligny
Commune
	The town hall in Châtillon-Coligny
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 47°49′25″N 2°50′50″E / 47.8236°N 2.8472°ECoordinates: 47°49′25″N 2°50′50″E / 47.8236°N 2.8472°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Montargis
Canton	Lorris
Intercommunality	Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florent De Wilde
Area 1	25.53 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,881
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Châtillonnais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	45085 /45230
Elevation	115–179 m (377–587 ft)
Website	www.chatillon-coligny.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châtillon-Coligny is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

The Loing and the Briare Canal run through the town.

The Briare Canal in Châtillon-Coligny

Sights and monuments[]

Gaspard I de Coligny (c.1465-1522), seigneur of Châtillon, born in Châtillon-sur-Loing.
Odet de Coligny, cardinal de Châtillon,(1517-1571), eldest son of Gaspard I, born in Châtillon-sur-Loing, converted to Calvinism, poisoned.
Gaspard II de Coligny (1519-1572), seigneur de Châtillon, Comte de Coligny and Admiral of France, second son of Gaspard I, born in Châtillon-sur-Loing, leader of French Protestantism, assassinated during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
François de Coligny d'Andelot (1521-1569), third son of Gaspard I, also one of the leaders of French Protestantism during the French Wars of Religion, born in Châtillon-sur-Loing.
Louise de Coligny, (1555-1620), daughter of Gaspard II de Coligny, married Charles de Téligny on 26 May 1571. Her husband was killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. On 12 April 1583, she married William of Orange, who was also assassinated. She was born in Châtillon-sur-Loing.
, Duchess of Châtillon (1627-1695), widow of .
Antoine César Becquerel (1788-1878), scientist, born in Châtillon-Coligny in 1788.
Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), physicist who discovered natural radiation in 1896, born in Châtillon-Coligny.^[2]
Colette (1873–1954), author of the Claudine novels and Gigi. The town was the second childhood home of the famous writer.^[3]
Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) and his twin , architects and decorators, were born in the commune.

^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ "Un général, un capitaine et un prix Nobel dans le Montargeois", La République du Centre, 30 July 2010, p.2.
^ Judith Thurman, Secrets of the Flesh – A Life of Colette (1999)