Château-Chinon (Ville)
Château-Chinon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Porte Notre-Dame | |
Location of 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 |
Area 1 | 4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,857 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/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. | |
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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. Historically, it was an important medieval Lordship.
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.