Chinon

Commune of Chinon
Château Chinon.JPG
Location
Chinon (France)
Chinon
Chinon
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Chinon
Canton Chinon]
Intercommunality Rivière – Chinon – Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt
Mayor Jean-Pierre Duvergne
(2006-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 27–112 m
(avg. 37 m)
Land area¹ 39.02 km²
Population²
(1999)		 8716
 - Density 223/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 37072/ 37500
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.
France

Chinon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

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Geography

Chinon is located in the Vallée de la Vienne (Vienne River valley). It is situated on the banks of the Vienne River.

Château

Main article: Chinon (castle)

Wine

Main article: Chinon wine

In recent years, its wines have come to be recognized as some of the best produced in France. Carved into the banks of the Vienne River, and open to public visits, are the caves, or wine cellars, for Chinon's famous Cabernet Franc-based red wines.

Personalities

Media

See also

References

Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.

External links

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