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 .

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**

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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

## References 
## Other websites
* Ville de Châtellerault - official website