Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Châteaumeillant (French: [ʃɑtomɛjɑ̃]; Auvergnat: Chastèlmelhan) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Châteaumeillant
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Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Châteaumeillant |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Durant[1] |
Area 1 | 42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,703 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18057 /18370 |
Elevation | 212–388 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. |
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An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry comprising 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.
More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 2,462 | — |
1968 | 2,528 | +2.7% |
1975 | 2,429 | −3.9% |
1982 | 2,186 | −10.0% |
1990 | 2,081 | −4.8% |
1999 | 2,058 | −1.1% |
2008 | 2,082 | +1.2% |
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- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Châteaumeillant.
- Official town website (in French)
- Website of the winegrowing cooperative (in French)