Château-Chinon (Ville)
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Porte Notre-Dame | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Château-Chinon  | |
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| 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. | |
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] 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.
Lordship
[edit]The Lordship of Château-Chinon was an important seigneury held directly from the king since the time of Charles VI. It comprised five bailiwicks and 195 fiefs. Holders of the Lordship included Charles the Bold and Maximilian of Habsburg. The Lordship was also held by a number of prominent families including the Houses of Bourbon, Longueville and Savoy-Carignan.[4]
Twin towns
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See also
[edit]References
[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
- ^ Devoucoux, P.; Pasquet, J. (1965). Historique et guide de Château-Chinon: Le Beuvray, Pierres du Morvan (in French). FeniXX réédition numérique. p. 7. ISBN 978-2-307-29552-5. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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