Châteaumeillant

Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5627777778°N 2.20138888889°E / 46.5627777778; 2.20138888889

Commune of Châteaumeillant

Blason ville fr Châteaumeillant (Cher).svg
Location
Châteaumeillant is located in France
Châteaumeillant
Administration
CountryFrance
RegionBlason Centre.svg Centre
DepartmentBlason dpt fr Cher.svg Cher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant (chef-lieu)
MayorGuy Bergerault
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation212–388 m (700–1,270 ft)
(avg. 253 m/830 ft)
Land area142.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population22,084  (2006)
 - Density49 /km2 (130 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code18057/ 18370
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châteaumeillant is a commune and chief town of a canton in the Cher département of the Centre region of France.

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Geography

An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry comprising of a small town and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Sinaise, some 40 miles (64 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D943 with the D3 and the D70 roads.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
2462252824292186208120582084
Census count starting from 1962 [1] Population without double counting

Places of interest

The church of Notre-Dame
  • The abbey church of St. Genès, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A medieval castle.
  • Other buildings, originally part of the abbey.
  • The museum, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • The eleventh century church of Notre-Dame.


See also

The vineyards of Châteaumeillant

External links

Notes

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 21 May 2009 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
  1. ^ Châteaumeillant on the Insee website (French)
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