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Châtellerault
Châtellerault
Subprefecture and commune
	An aerial view of the centre of Châtellerault
	Coat of arms
	Location of Châtellerault
	Châtellerault Châtellerault
	Coordinates: 46°49′04″N 0°32′46″E / 46.8178°N 0.5461°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Châtellerault-1, 2 and 3
Intercommunality	Pays Châtelleraudais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Pierre Abelin
Area 1	51.96 km2 (20.06 sq mi)
Population (2014)	31,537
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86066 /86100
Elevation	42–134 m (138–440 ft) ; (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
Website	www.ville-chatellerault.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 284 km (176 mi) from Bordeaux, 306 km (190 mi) from Paris, 844 km (524 mi) from Marseille and 424 km (263 mi) from Toulouse.

The commune has an area of 51.9 km² (20.0 sq mi).^[3] Its average altitude is 88 m (289 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 52 m (171 ft).^[4]

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).^[5]

With a population of 31,722,^[6] Châtellerault has a population density of 611 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 109.2 km² (42.2 sq mi).^[7] 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 762.8 km² (294.5 sq mi).^[8]

Administration

Châtellerault is a subprefecture of the Vienne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) 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 (French: Communauté de communes du 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

Château de Targé
Pont Henri IV
Municipal theatre

Related pages

References

↑ "L'équipe 2014" (in French). Ville de Châtellerault. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
↑ "Centre Presse, journal d'informations locales de la Vienne : la boutique". www.centre-presse.fr.
↑ "Commune de Châtellerault (86066)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ "Châtellerault". Map-France.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ "Vienne (86)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ "Unité urbaine de Châtellerault (86401)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ "Aire urbaine de Châtellerault (117)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 April 2017.