Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Châteaumeillant Chastèlmelhan (Occitan) | |
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Commune | |
The town center | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Châteaumeillant | |
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Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5628°N 2.2014°E / 46.5628; 2.2014 | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Châteaumeillant |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Durant |
Area | 42.48 km (16.40 sq mi) |
Population | 1,703 |
• Density | 40/km (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) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Châteaumeillant (French: [ʃɑtomɛjɑ̃]; Auvergnat: Chastèlmelhan) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, comprising a small town and several hamlets in the valley of the small river Sinaise, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Bourges.
Population
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% |
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
- Official town website (in french with English traduction)
- Website of the winegrowing cooperative (in French)
- Website of the museum (in French)