Title: Châtellerault Content: 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. == 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 from Bordeaux, from Paris, from Marseille and from Toulouse. The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  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). With a population of 31,722, Châtellerault has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Châtellerault Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:40000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:4000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 35337 bar:1975 from:0 till: 37080 bar:1982 from:0 till: 35838 bar:1990 from:0 till: 34678 bar:1999 from:0 till: 34126 bar:2006 from:0 till: 34402 bar:2014 from:0 till: 31722 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 35337 fontsize:S text: 35,337 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 37080 fontsize:S text: 37,080 shift:(-13,5) bar:1982 at: 35838 fontsize:S text: 35,838 shift:(-13,5) bar:1990 at: 34678 fontsize:S text: 34,678 shift:(-13,5) bar:1999 at: 34126 fontsize:S text: 34,126 shift:(-13,5) bar:2006 at: 34402 fontsize:S text: 34,402 shift:(-13,5) bar:2014 at: 31722 fontsize:S text: 31,722 shift:(-13,5) Châtellerault forms, with three other communes, the urban area of Châtellerault with a population of 40,124 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . 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 . == Administration == Châtellerault is a subprefecture of the Vienne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the administrative centre  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 . === 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 == File:Targe2.jpg|Château de Targé File:Châtellerault - Pont Henri IV-2.JPG|Pont Henri IV File:Théâtre municipal de Châtellerault.JPG|Municipal theatre ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Châtellerault * Communes of the Vienne department