Châteaumeillant
Châteaumeillant
Chastèlmelhan (Occitan) | |
|---|---|
 The town center | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Châteaumeillant | |
  Châteaumeillant  Châteaumeillant | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5628°N 2.2014°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 (2022)[2] | 1,666 |
| • Density | 39/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. | |
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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Châteaumeillant.
- Official town website (in French with English traduction)
- Website of the winegrowing cooperative (in French)
- Website of the museum (in French)
