Châteaumeillant

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Châteaumeillant

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Châteaumeillant
Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5628°N 2.2014°E / 46.5628; 2.2014Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5628°N 2.2014°E / 46.5628; 2.2014
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy Bergerault
Area
 • Land1 42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 2,082
 • Population2 Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châteaumeillant is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of winegrowing, farming and forestry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Sinaise, some 40 miles (64 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D943 with the D3 and the D70 roads.

Population

Historical 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%

Sights

  • The abbey church of St. Genès, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A medieval castle.
  • Other buildings, originally part of the abbey.
  • The museum, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • The eleventh-century church of Notre-Dame.
The vineyards of Châteaumeillant

See also

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