Châtellerault
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault ( sub-prefecture ) | |
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Châtellerault-1 (main town) Châtellerault-2 (main town) Châtellerault-3 (main town) |
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| Community association | Grand Châtellerault | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 42-134 m | |
| surface | 51.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 31,840 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 613 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86100 | |
| INSEE code | 86066 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-chatellerault.fr | |
 Châtellerault - bridges over the Vienne |
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Châtellerault [ ʃɑtɛlʀo ] is a western French town in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is the seat of a sub-prefecture . It has 31,840 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called Châtelleraudais in French .
geography
The city is located in a rather flat stretch of land (around 40 meters above sea level) at the confluence of several small tributaries ( Clain , Envigne and Ozon ) into the Vienne .
coat of arms
Description : A red lion surrounded by a black board with gold balls in silver .
history
Founded around 952 by Count Airaud ( Aldraldus ), Châtellerault ( Castrum Adraldi - Airaud Castle ) was an important stop on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the Middle Ages . From the High Middle Ages to the French Revolution , three well-known noble families carried the title of Viscount de Châtellerault : the La Rochefoucauld , the Lusignan and, since the 13th century, the House of Harcourt . 1482 was the vice-county of King Ludwig XI. incorporated into the crown domain .
In modern times, the city gained national importance through its cutlery (since the 16th century) and later the establishment of the state Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault , which produced weapons here from 1819 to 1968.
economy
Today, Châtellerault is home to several companies in the electronics and aerospace industries.
traffic
The city, located between Tours and Poitiers , is well connected nationally and internationally by motorway 10 ( L'Aquitaine ) and the Paris-Bordeaux TGV route of the same name .
Sights and events
- Musée Sully , a regional history museum
- Cistercian Abbey of Notre Dame l'Etoile (12th century)
- Gallo-Roman Theater Vieux Poitiers-Naintré (1st century)
- Auto Moto Vélo Museum of Vehicles
- The week-long Jazzellerault festival (end of May)
- Futuroscope , an exhibition, leisure and commercial area with a focus on multimedia (around 25 km south, near Jaunay-Clan)
- Chatellerault races regularly for Montgolfières organized
Town twinning
The partner cities and regions of Châtellerault are:
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Velbert (Germany; since 1965) -
Kaya (Burkina Faso) -
Corby (England) -
Nouveau-Brunswick Province (Canada) -
Castellón (Spain) -
Hamilton (Scotland) -
Piła (Poland)
Personalities
Born in the city:
- Clément Janequin (≈1485–1558), composer
- Rodolphe Salis (≈1851–1897), Le Chat Noir
- Louis Sire (1875-?), Racing car driver
- Pierre Goutte (1897–1965), racing car driver
- Bernard Cardinal Panafieu (1931–2017), Archbishop of Marseille
- Philippe Alexandre Autexier (1954–1998), French musicologist.
- Philippe Croizon (* 1968), disabled athlete
- Benoît Cauet (* 1969), football player
- Sylvain Chavanel (* 1979), cyclist
- Sébastien Chavanel (* 1981), cyclist
- Dany Tollemer (* 1985), actress and chansonnière
Connected to the city:
- René Descartes (1596–1650), philosopher, spent part of his childhood here until 1604
- Édith Cresson (* 1934), politician (PS), was a. a. Mayor of the city, first French Prime Minister, EU Commissioner
- Christiane Martel (* 1932), actress, Miss Châtellerault 1952 and Miss Universe 1953.
- Jean-Pierre Thiollet (* 1956), writer.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 87-109.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ City website - Villes jumelles , ( French ), accessed on November 6, 2017