Chinon
French commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Chinon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 47°10′04″N 0°14′37″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. |
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Chinon is in the valley of the Loire river, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.