Château-Chinon (Ville)

Château-Chinon (Ville) Château-Chinon
Porte Notre-Dame
Château-Chinon (Ville)
Location within Burgundy region  Château-Chinon (Ville)
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Château-Chinon (Ville)
Canton	Château-Chinon (Ville)
Intercommunality	Haut-Morvan
Mayor	Henri Malcoiffe (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	337–655 m (1,106–2,149 ft) (avg. 534 m/1,752 ft)
Land area1	4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population2	2,167  (2008)
- Density	506 /km2 (1,310 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	58062/ 58120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°03′55″N 3°55′59″E / 47.06528°N 3.93306°E / 47.06528; 3.93306

Château-Chinon (official name is Château-Chinon (Ville), with space^[1]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

The villages around the town are grouped in another commune named Château-Chinon (Campagne).

Twin towns

• Cortona, Italy
• Timbuktu, Mali
• Villeréal, France

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department
• Parc naturel régional du Morvan

References

• INSEE commune file

Notes

1. ^ INSEE: Official code