Châteaumeillant

Châteaumeillant Chastèlmelhan (Occitan)
Commune
The town center
Coat of arms
Location of Châteaumeillant
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Coordinates: 46°33′46″N 2°12′05″E / 46.5628°N 2.2014°E / 46.5628; 2.2014
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Durant[1]
Area ^1	42.48 km^2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,666
• Density	39.22/km^2 (101.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18057 /18370
Elevation	212–388 m (696–1,273 ft) (avg. 253 m or 830 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteaumeillant (French: [ʃɑtomɛjɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Auvergnat: Chastèlmelhan) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France, comprising a small town and several hamlets in the valley of the small river Sinaise, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Bourges.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,462	—
1968	2,528	+2.7%
1975	2,429	−3.9%
1982	2,186	−10.0%
1990	2,081	−4.8%
1999	2,058	−1.1%
2008	2,082	+1.2%

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

External links

• Official town website (in French with English traduction)
• Website of the winegrowing cooperative (in French)
• Website of the museum (in French)