Château-Chinon (Ville)

Château-Chinon (Ville) (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ʃinɔ̃ vil] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.^[3] Historically, it was an important medieval Lordship.

Château-Chinon
Subprefecture and commune
Porte Notre-Dame
Coat of arms
Location of Château-Chinon
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Coordinates: 47°03′55″N 3°55′59″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Château-Chinon (Ville)
Canton	Château-Chinon
Intercommunality	CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Marie Malus[1]
Area 1	4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,857
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58062 /58120
Elevation	337–655 m (1,106–2,149 ft) (avg. 534 m or 1,752 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

François Mitterrand (1916–1996), President of France from 1981 to 1995, was the mayor of Château-Chinon from 1959 to 1981.

It is 306 kilometres (190 mi) (by car) southeast of Paris.

Lordship

The Lordship of Château-Chinon was an important seigneury held directly from the king since the time of Charles VI. It comprised five bailiwicks and 195 fiefs. Holders of the Lordship included Charles the Bold and Maximilian of Habsburg. The Lordship was also held by a number of prominent families including the Houses of Bourbon, Longueville and Savoy-Carignan.^[4]

Twin towns

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

See also

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