Châtillon-sur-Seine
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For other places named "Châtillon", see Châtillon (disambiguation).
Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
Mayor | Hubert Brigand (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 211 m–298 m (avg. 225 m) |
Land area¹ | 33.15 km² |
Population² (1999) |
6,269 |
- Density | 189/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 21154/ 21400 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Châtillon-sur-Seine is a commune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
[edit] Personalities
Châtillon-sur-Seine was the birthplace of:
- Auguste Marmont, duke of Ragusa (1774-1852), Marshal of France
- Désiré Nisard (1806-1888), author and critic
- Louis Paul Cailletet (1832-1913), physicist and inventor
- Alice Prin (Kiki) (1901-1953), nightclub singer, actress, model, and painter