Ainay-le-Château

Ainay-le-Château
Town hall
Location of Ainay-le-Château
Ainay-le-Château
Ainay-le-Château
Coordinates: 46°42′43″N 2°41′36″E / 46.7119°N 2.6933°E / 46.7119; 2.6933
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMontluçon
CantonBourbon-l'Archambault
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Tronçais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphane Milaveau
Area
1
24.07 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
987
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03003 /03360
Elevation184–252 m (604–827 ft)
(avg. 208 m or 682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ainay-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ɛnɛ l(ə) ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Castelainaisiens or Castelainaisiennes.