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 - .

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**

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## 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
 and of the old city across the Vienne river.]]

File:Chateau de Chinon SE 01.jpg|The *Château de Chinon*, and the Vienne river.
File:RChinon.jpg|Street in Chinon.
File:Chinon, la Vienne (vue du château).JPG|Chinon: view from the castle.
File:Eglise Saint-Maurice - vue d'ensemble.JPG|Chinon: the *Saint-Maurice* church.
File:Castillo de Chinon jul mmxii 06.JPG|The *Château de Chinon*.

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

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Chinon - Official website