Chinon

Chinon
Chinon
Subprefecture and commune
	The Château de Chinon, and the river Vienne
	Coat of arms
	Location of Chinon
	Chinon Chinon
	Coordinates: 47°10′04″N 0°14′37″E / 47.1678°N 0.2436°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Chinon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Dupont
Area 1	39.02 km2 (15.07 sq mi)
Population (2021)	8,052
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37072 /37500
Elevation	27–112 m (89–367 ft) ; (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chinon (French pronunciation: [ʃinɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.^[3]

The traditional province around Chinon, Touraine, became a favorite resort of French kings and their nobles beginning in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The Renaissance châteaux which they built new or erected on the foundations of old fortresses earned this part of the Loire Valley the nickname "The Garden of France." Chinon played an important and strategic role during the Middle Ages, serving both French and English kings.

Chinon is known for its wine, castle, and historic town. Its part of the Loire Valley been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

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