Châtillon-sur-Loire
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret department | |
| Arrondissement | Montargis | |
| Canton | Gien | |
| Community association | Berry Loire Puisaye | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 36 ' N , 2 ° 45' E | |
| height | 126–246 m | |
| surface | 40.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,144 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 77 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45360 | |
| INSEE code | 45087 | |
| Website | http: //www.Châtillon-sur-Loire.com/ | |
.JPG) Bridge over the Loire Valley in Châtillon |
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Châtillon-sur-Loire is a French municipality with 3144 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montargis and the canton of Gien , it was the capital of the canton of Châtillon-sur-Loire until its dissolution in 2015 .
geography
The municipality is located on the left bank of the Loire , as well as on the parallel canal Canal latéral à la Loire (German: Loire Lateral Canal ). The municipality is located roughly in the middle of the city triangle Orléans - Auxerre - Bourges , in the south a narrow strip of land extends to the border with the Cher department .
Neighboring municipalities of Châtillon are Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire in the north, Ousson-sur-Loire in the east, Beaulieu-sur-Loire in the south-east, Santranges in the south, Cernoy-en-Berry in the south-west and Autry-le-Châtel in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2171 | 2301 | 2326 | 2491 | 2822 | 2963 | 3072 | 3137 |
Attractions
- Building of the Benedictines (12th century), today in the Protestant church built
- Castle ruins of Château-Gaillard (12th century)
- Saint-Maurice Church
- Mantelot et les Combles lock
- Loire island of Ousson
Personalities
- Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency (1594–1650), wife of Henri II. De Bourbon, prince de Condé and mistress of the French king Henry IV. , Died in Châtillon
- Antoine de Montchrétien (1576–1621), economist, governor of Châtillon
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), writer, was imprisoned in Châtillon
- Raoul le Boucher (1883-1907), wrestler
- André Coudrat (* 1902), born in Châtillon, oldest Frenchman in 2011
literature
- Abbé Cochard: Châtillon-sur-Loire. Son histoire avant 1789, Le livre d'histoire, collection Monographies des villes et villages de France, 1876 (Reprint 1992), 104 pp.
