Chinon

Chinon is a French commune. It is in the west of the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region, to the southwest of Paris, and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the "arrrondissement" of Chinon and the administrative centre of the Chinon canton.
Chinon is in the valley of the Loire river, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.
History.
The historic town of Chinon is on the banks of the Vienne river about from where it joins the Loire.
Geography.
The city of Chinon is along the Vienne river, near the confluence with the Loire river. The "commune" has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Chinon to other cities are:
The "commune" of Chinon is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The climate of Chinon, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Chinon are known, in French, as "Chinonais" (women: "Chinonaises").
With a population of 8,073, Chinon has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Chinon
Administration.
Chinon is a subprefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Chinon and the administrative centre () of the canton of Chinon, with 34,893 inhabitants .
It is part of the intercommunality "Chinon, Vienne et Loire" ().