Chinon

Chinon is a French commune. It is in the west of the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region, to the southwest of Paris, and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Chinon and the administrative centre of the Chinon canton.

Chinon is in the valley of the Loire river, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

History
The historic town of Chinon is on the banks of the Vienne river about  from where it joins the Loire.

Geography
The city of Chinon is along the Vienne river, near the confluence with the Loire river. The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Chinon to other cities are:
 Paris, the national capital - ;
 Tours, the departmental capital - ;
 Strasbourg - ;
 Reims - ;
 Bordeaux - ;
 Toulouse - ;
 Montpellier - ;
 Lyon - ;
 Nantes - ;
 Marseille - .

+ Chinon and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Chinon

The commune of Chinon is surrounded by the communes:

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

Population
The inhabitants of Chinon are known, in French, as Chinonais (women: Chinonaises).

With a population of 8,073, Chinon has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Chinon

 Administration 
Chinon is a subprefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department, the capital of the arrondissement of Chinon and the administrative centre () of the canton of Chinon, with 34,893 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Chinon, Vienne et Loire ().

Gallery
1000px|thumb|center|Chinon: View of the castle and of the old city across the Vienne river.

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department
 Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Chinon - Official website 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Indre-et-Loire