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Château-Chinon (Ville) (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ʃinɔ̃ vil] ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.[3]
Château-Chinon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Porte Notre-Dame | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Château-Chinon  | |
  Château-Chinon  Château-Chinon | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2021)[2] | 1,931 |
| • 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. | |
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 306 kilometres (190 mi) (by car) southeast of Paris.
Twin towns
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See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Château-Chinon (Ville) (58062), INSEE
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