Châtellerault

Châtellerault is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a subprefecture of the Vienne department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.

Châtellerault
Subprefecture and commune
An aerial view of the centre of Châtellerault
Coat of arms
Location of Châtellerault
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Coordinates: 46°49′04″N 0°32′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Châtellerault-1, 2 and 3
Intercommunality	Pays Châtelleraudais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Pierre Abelin[1]
Area 1	51.96 km2 (20.06 sq mi)
Population  (2014[2])	31,537
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86066 /86100
Elevation	42–134 m (138–440 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
Website	www.ville-chatellerault.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Châtellerault is in the centre of the Vienne department. The Vienne river flows through the city. Several tributaries of the Vienne river join the river in Châtellerault or near it: Clain, Ozon and Envigne.

Châtellerault is at about 284 km (176 mi) from Bordeaux, 306 km (190 mi) from Paris, 844 km (524 mi) from Marseille and 424 km (263 mi) from Toulouse.

The commune has an area of 51.9 km² (20.0 sq mi).^[3] Its average altitude is 88 m (289 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 52 m (171 ft).^[4]

The commune of Châtellerault is surrounded by the communes:

Climate

The climate of Châtellerault, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Châtellerault are known, in French, as Châtelleraudais (women: Châtelleraudaises).^[5]

With a population of 31,722,^[6] Châtellerault has a population density of 611 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Châtellerault

Châtellerault forms, with three other communes, the urban area of Châtellerault with a population of 40,124 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 109.2 km² (42.2 sq mi).^[7] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Châtellerault, formed by 32 communes, with a population of 69,645 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 762.8 km² (294.5 sq mi).^[8]

Administration

Châtellerault is a subprefecture of the Vienne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of three cantons

• Châtellerault-1, with 25,646 inhabitants (2014).
• Châtellerault-2, with 26,004 inhabitants (2014).
• Châtellerault-3, with 21,733 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Le Pays Châtelleraudais (French: Communauté de communes du Pays Châtelleraudais).

Twinned and partner towns

Châtellerault is twinned with:

• Velbert, Germany, since 1965
• Kaya, Burkina Faso, since 1976
• Corby, United Kingdom, since 1979
• Bouctouche, Canada, since 1984
• South Kent County, Canada
• Castellón de la Plana, Spain, since 1987
• Hamilton, United Kingdom, since 1993
• Piła, Poland, since 1994

Notable people

This is a list of people of interest who were born or resided in Châtellerault :

• Clément Janequin, French musician
• Rodolphe Salis (Le Chat noir)
• Bernard Panafieu, French prelate of the Catholic church
• Christiane Martel, French actress and beauty queen
• Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French author

Gallery

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  Château de Targé
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  Pont Henri IV
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  Municipal theatre

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Châtellerault
• Communes of the Vienne department