Chinon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 47°10′04″N 0°14′37″E / 47.1678°N 0.2436°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Chinon |
Canton | Chinon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Luc Dupont[1] |
Area 1 | 39.02 km2 (15.07 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 8,073 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Demonym | Chinonais / Chinonaises |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 37072 /37500 |
Elevation | 27–112 m (89–367 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chinon is a French commune. It is in the west of the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region, to the southwest of Paris, and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Chinon and the administrative centre of the Chinon canton.
Chinon is in the valley of the Loire river, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
The historic town of Chinon is on the banks of the Vienne river about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from where it joins the Loire.
The city of Chinon is along the Vienne river, near the confluence with the Loire river. The commune has an area of 39.0 km2 (15.1 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 70 m (230 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 50 m (160 ft).[3]
The distances from Chinon to other cities are:
The commune of Chinon is surrounded by the communes:
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The climate of Chinon, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The inhabitants of Chinon are known, in French, as Chinonais (women: Chinonaises).[4]
With a population of 8,073,[5] Chinon has a population density of 207 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Chinon
Chinon is a subprefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department, the capital of the arrondissement of Chinon and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Chinon, with 34,893 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Chinon, Vienne et Loire (French: Communauté de communes Chinon, Vienne et Loire).