Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant
Chastèlmelhan (Occitan)
The town center
Location of Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant
Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5628°N 2.2014°E / 46.5628; 2.2014
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Frédéric Durant
Area
1
42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,666
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18057 /18370
Elevation212–388 m (696–1,273 ft)
(avg. 253 m or 830 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteaumeillant (French: [ʃɑtomɛjɑ̃]; Auvergnat: Chastèlmelhan) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, comprising a small town and several hamlets in the valley of the small river Sinaise, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Bourges.