Chinon
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Chinon |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Rivière - Chinon - Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Duvergne (2006-2008) |
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| Elevation | 27–112 m (89–367 ft) (avg. 37 m / 121 ft) |
| Land area1 | 39.02 km2 (15.07 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,716 (1999) |
| - Density | 223 /km2 (580 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37072/ 37500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°10′04″N 0°14′37″E / 47.1677777778°N 0.243611111111°E
Chinon is a town and commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France.
Geography [change]
Chinon is located in the Vallée de la Vienne (Vienne River valley). The town is on the banks of the Vienne river, at the coordinates 47°10′N 0°14′E.
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