Châtellerault

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 .

 350px|Map of the commune of Châtellerault

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

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 

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Châtellerault
 Communes of the Vienne department

 References 

Other websites

 Ville de Châtellerault - official website  

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Vienne